McAfee® WebAdvisor

McAfee® WebAdvisor is an extension for Microsoft Edge offering real-time protection from online threats. It color-codes search results based on safety, blocks potentially harmful sites, and shields you from threats on otherwise trustworthy sites. Providing a seamless, secure browsing experience.

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By:: McAfee LLC.
Users:: 26,976,341 448.12K
Rating:: 3.40

(1,194)
Version:: 8.1.0.6269 (Last updated: 2025-04-04)
Creation date:: 2022-01-20
Risk:: High risk impact Very low risk likelihood
Permissions:: alarms
tabs
scripting
activeTab
downloads
nativeMessaging
webRequest
storage
declarativeNetRequest
unlimitedStorage
Host permissions:: <all_urls>
Size:: 11.19M
URLs:: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Edge Add-on Store
Updated:: 18 hours ago

Ranking

# 2

Other rankings

#17 in antivirus keyword 29 ▲ 2 #107 in malware keyword 39 #152 in identify keyword 38 ▲ 4 #170 in risk keyword 6

Other platforms

McAfee® WebAdvisor (v8.1.0.5877)

92,000,000 4.57

(13,239)

User reviews

Pros

Provides security notifications and alerts about potential threats
Offers customer support for resolving issues with installations and subscriptions
Users appreciate the overall security features and capabilities

Cons

Frequent pop-ups and notifications about subscription renewals and threats
Users report issues with accessing settings and canceling subscriptions
Multiple complaints about billing and renewal confusion, including unauthorized charges

Most mentioned

Pop-up notifications about viruses and renewal reminders
Problems accessing account settings and managing subscriptions
Confusion regarding subscription status and additional charges after payment

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. User reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

User reviews

Sono piu' di dieci anni che uso McAfee WebAdvisor e non ho mai avuto problemi di virus. McAfee per sempre.

by Mario, 2025-04-05

do not like why do they keep changing system if it is not broke why fix it? i will be changing over to another system when my version expires

by Iris, 2025-03-27

impossible de lancer mon Mc AfeeLive Saf

by PAULE, 2025-03-23

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

McAfee® WebAdvisor requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

McAfee® WebAdvisor has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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