Guide To Install Mcafee Antivirus

 Where to look for the McAfee Activation Code?

In the case of an Online Purchase: McAfee download already purchased–

When you buy your product online, you get a confirmation mail. Your McAfee Activation Code is also present in this confirmation mail.

In case of the Offline Purchase :

In case you buy your product offline, you get a retail card. Your activation code is mentioned at the back of this card. You need to look for this card in the product box that you get at the time of your purchase. In the retail card, your activation code is hidden behind a silver lining panel that needs to be softly scratched.

Activation of your McAfee Product:

The site mcafee.com/activate provides you with the quickest and easiest way to activate your product. At mcafee.com/activate you just need to complete a few steps and your activation will be done. It is only after the activation that you can download your product. Follow the quick procedure in order to activate your product.

On your device on which you want McAfee protection open any web browser of your choice. You can opt for any browser depending upon the availability and the operating system that your device supports. Remember to use an updated version of the browser.

In the address bar of your browser window, locate the address bar. And then type “www.mcafee.com/activate” and press enter.

This will take you to the official site that facilitates McAfee Activation.

Further, you have to enter the “25-Digit Activation Code” in the next step. Be very vigilant while entering this code as even a small mistake can hamper the activation process. Then click the “Submit” button.

In the upcoming window, you have to connect to your McAfee Account.

If you are an existing user, you can easily log in to your account by entering your user credentials.

However, in case, if you are a new user or you don’t have a McAfee account. Then, you have to create a new account.

For creating an account on the official site of McAfee you have to click on the “Sign Up” button.

In the next window, you need to provide an existing email id that you want to link with your McAfee account.

And then create a strong and unique password for your McAfee account. This password must be more than 6 characters minimum, having, symbols, number, and alphabets. This field is case-sensitive.

After filling in all the details, you have to click on the “Sign Up” button for the successful creation of a new McAfee account.

This completes the process of activation of your McAfee product via mcafee.com/activate.

Download and Installation Of Mcafee Product

To download and install the McAfee product, follow the steps given below.

Now visit the My Account tab on the McAfee site.

Click on the “Download” icon.

You now see the license agreement document. Read this carefully.

After reading it, click on the “Agree and Download” icon.

The serial number of your product will prompt on your screen. Make it a point to note this serial number.

Hold on for a while and let the download procedure complete.

As the download procedure completes, double-click on the setup program to initiate the installation process.

Now a new window will appear on your screen, which prompts the “Install” icon.

Now, you will have to wait until the application software performs a system check on your system. This might take a few minutes.

In the end, you have to restart your device and the software will get installed on your device automatically.