McAfee launches anti-theft protection

MUMBAI, INDIA: McAfee announced McAfee anti-theft file protection, a security software, which provides privacy and theft protection for valuable files stored on a PC.

By enabling PC users to lock their important files such as bank statements, tax returns, business documents and even photos in a digital vault, McAfee anti-theft can safeguard them against identity and PC thieves, hackers and others.

McAfee research shows that nine out of 10 consumers now keep personal information like wills, financial documents, social security numbers and passwords on their PCs and over 50 percent would not want other people to see certain documents and files.

With two million laptops stolen every year and someone's identity stolen every two seconds, consumers and small businesses need an easy way to protect their sensitive information.

"McAfee protects consumers on the PC, web, and mobile platforms and with the introduction of this new anti-theft category, we are offering consumers an important extra layer of security for their PCs," said Todd Gebhart, senior VP and GM—Consumer, Mobile and Small Business, McAfee.

"With McAfee anti-theft we are extending our security offering beyond traditional malware protection to providing consumers with comprehensive online and offline protection, giving them the peace of mind that their PC files are safe and secure," he added.

McAfee Anti-Theft was designed to enable consumers and small businesses to use the product regardless of what security software they already have installed. McAfee has combined ease-of-use with powerful data and information security to make it simple for everyone in the family or small business to quickly secure personal and sensitive information. In just a few easy steps, users can create their own vault, store sensitive and personal files and protect their vault with a secure password.

Users can also create multiple vaults per PC so that those sharing a computer can have their own personal vault. Also, if a password is forgotten, it can easily be reset by simply answering a number of verification questions created by the user.

It is available at $29.99.