McAfee Covers All Your Devices with "All Access"

McAfee's new All Access suite covers all your devices under one annually-renewed license.

Tuesday McAfee launched All Access, a security solution that covers smartphones, tablets, netbooks, PCs, and Macs across the board. Pricing for McAfee All Access is based on a single user ($99.99 USD annually) or family user license ($149.99 USD annually), regardless of the number of devices they need to secure.

For smartphones and tablets using Android, Symbian and BlackBerry, All Access offers complete anti-virus, anti-spyware and anti-phishing protection. It also protects the devices from risky links within SMS, email and social networking sites while providing backup and restore options. Customers can even view their phone’s location on a map and send an SMS to prompt its return, as well as using its remote alarm to make it "scream" so it can be easily found. Remote wipe and lock features prevents access to data (internal and SIM) if the device is lost.

As a bonus for Android device owners, All Access provides family protection features that "ensures safe browsing on mobile devices" and prevents kids’ and teens’ exposure to inappropriate content. McAfee did not say when of if family protection will be integrated into the Symbian and BlackBerry versions.

For desktops, laptops and netbooks, All Access offers anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-spam and anti-phishing tools. A two-way firewall blocks hackers from accessing PCs, and built-in home network protection safeguards wireless connections and keeps the pirates and porn-downloading intruders out. Other features include safe searching, browsing and shopping protection, family protection including IM recording and more, and additional PC tools for "shredding" data, encrypting files, backing up files online.

As for Macs, McAfee wasn't quite as detailed, saying that All Access "helps keep Mac users safe from intrusion by viruses, Trojans, worms, bots, and rootkits. Security essentials, such as a firewall and phishing protection also help keep Macs safe from attack, while website ratings help users determine if sites are safe or malicious. To help safeguard kids and teens, McAfee All Access also includes family protection for Mac with features such as website blocking, usage monitoring and key word search filtering."

McAfee All Access is available now in retail outlets in the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, The Netherlands, Portugal and Japan. The product is compatible with Microsoft Windows XP SP3 or higher (32-bit), Windows Vista SP1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), and Mac OS X 10.5 or higher.