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McAfee sells consumer subscriptions measured per device, per user or per family, auto-renewing annually at the renewal price in effect, under one License Agreement that makes the licence personal, non-transferable and tied to the plan's device count.

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Overview articleMcAfee licensingMcAfee sells consumer subscriptions measured per device, per user or per family, auto-renewing annually at the renewal price in effect, under one License Agreement that makes the licence personal, non-transferable and tied to the plan's device count.Cited · Edited 2026-10-08 · 9 references

Guides

McAfee License Agreement and termsCited · Edited 2026-10-08McAfee+ and Total Protection plansCited · Edited 2026-10-08McAfee renewals, refunds and Virus Protection PledgeCited · Edited 2026-10-08McAfee identity, privacy and support servicesCited · Edited 2026-10-08

Licensing Data

From the McAfee catalog: how usage is counted, the rules that apply, the programs licences are bought through and the SKUs. Backed by 50 verbatim excerpts from 17 McAfee documents.

Products

All 11 Products

Endpoint Protection Software 11

McAfee Assist, McAfee Business Protection, McAfee Total Protection, McAfee Total Protection Essential, McAfee+, McAfee+ Advanced Family, McAfee+ Advanced Individual, McAfee+ Basic, and 3 more

Product History

All acquisitions
  1. Advent International and Permira acquired McAfeeAnnounced 2021-11-08 · Closed 2022-03-01 · USD 26.00 per share in cash, over USD 14 billion enterprise value (as announced)

    An investor group led by Advent International and Permira, with Crosspoint Capital, CPP Investments, GIC and a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, took McAfee Corp. private. McAfee described itself at completion as a privately held, dedicated consumer business.

    Legacy productBecame
    McAfee Corp. (NASDAQ-listed company)Kept McAfee (privately held) · delisted from NASDAQ on completion
    Licensing impact
    • Completion ended McAfee's status as a publicly traded company and McAfee asked NASDAQ to file a delisting notification.[2]
    • The announcement described a USD 26.00 per share all-cash deal at a 22.6 percent premium, with a 45-day go-shop period and approval of McAfee's shareholders required.[1]
    • McAfee's chief executive described the company at completion as a privately held, dedicated consumer business.[2]
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