How to activate McAfee subscription

Shery by Shery Williams

Published Sun, Sep 10th 2017, 17:09 | Computers


McAfee offers world-class security solutions for Windows & Mac OS as well as for the mobile phones. It is the leader in the world of online security. All McAfee antiviruses come up with the high-end protection that protects your PC from all kinds of online threats including the following:

  • Trojan horses
  • Ransomware
  • Phishing scams
  • Online frauds
  • Viruses

To ensure the complete protection of your device, all you need to do is download, install and then activate a McAfee product on it. The security software runs in the background for protecting your software, applications, important data and confidential information from being corrupted or stolen by the hackers. The antivirus also ensures safe browsing and automatically blocks websites that can harm your computer system or steal your confidential information like banking details that you enter during online transactions.

With a McAfee antivirus installed on your device, you can be sure of that the attachments you are downloading from your email or some other websites are virus-free. With the availability of several McAfee products for consumers and businesses, one can choose a McAfee antivirus or subscription according to his/her specific requirement.

You can purchase a McAfee subscription offline or online. Depending upon your purchase, you can follow the below mentioned activation process:

Offline purchase

Those purchasing the McAfee subscription offline from a McAfee store get a McAfee retail card. On the back side of the card, you can find 25-digit product key. So, once you are done with downloading and installation of McAfee product, follow these steps to activate the same:

  1. Open the link or the URL mentioned on the back of the retail card in a web browser
  2. Choose your country and language from the drop-down menu
  3. Enter the registration number from your retail card, if asked
  4. Provide your email address
  5. Click submit
  6. Check your email address once again and then click verify
  7. Follow the further instructions to create a McAfee account

Online Purchase

If you have purchased a McAfee subscription online then you have to simply follow these steps:

  1. Open the McAfee product
  2. Enter the McAfee product key, if prompted
  3. Click next and then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the activation process

At any point of time, if you face an error, then don’t hesitate in contacting McAfee customer support team.

Source:http://mcafee.com-activate.me/activate-mcafee-subscription/

Bio

Shery Williams has been writing technical articles, She loves to write on antivirus software, web browsers, operating systems like Windows, Mac and more. In all her articles, she tries to make her readers updated with the latest changes happening around the technology world.