McAfee Ramps Up with Support for Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System

McAfee, Inc., a security technology company, announced that its computer security products support Microsoft Windows 7 operating system.

McAfee security products for consumers and businesses provide necessary protection for Windows 7 users against threats such as viruses, spyware, Trojan horses, hacker intrusions and malicious Web sites. In addition, McAfee encryption and data loss prevention solutions for enterprises will support Windows 7.

"McAfee technology ensures computer users around the globe have security protection available for their use of Windows 7. People upgrading their operating system should also upgrade their computer security," said Dave DeWalt, McAfee president and CEO. "We continue to see an elevated cybersecurity threat landscape with levels of malicious software seen this year by McAfee Labs. Windows 7 is as prone to attack as previous versions of Microsoft's operating systems."

Already Microsoft has had to address critical security flaws in Windows 7. Earlier this month Microsoft issued its biggest software patch on record to fix a range of security issues in its software programs, including Windows 7. Several of the security flaws could allow a remote attacker to commandeer a vulnerable Windows system after the user simply views a rigged Web site. McAfee provided protection against exploitation of most of these security threats on the day of Microsoft's patch release.

According to McAfee, all products designed to protect computers used by businesses, governments and other organizations support Windows 7. This includes the flagship McAfee Total Protection for Endpoint and the McAfee Total Protection Service.

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