D-Link Partners With Mcafee To Provide Industry-Leading Virus Protection With Securespot™ Internet Security Device

D-Link Partners With Mcafee To Provide Industry-Leading Virus Protection With Securespot™ Internet Security Device

D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, and McAfee, Inc. (NYSE-MFE), today announced a partnership that makes McAfee’s anti-virus software, which incorporates anti-spyware, a part of the total protection package offered with SECURESPOT, D-Link’s security device for the home and small business owner.

D-Link SECURESPOT (DSD-150) is a small black box that offers total network protection for all computers on a home network. SECURESPOT installs between a network router and broadband modem to provide robust threat protection for up to four computers, eliminating the need to install multiple security software programs onto each computer within the home or office network. One subscription price of $99.99 for the first year and $79.99 for subsequent years covers up to four computers in the home or office. Licenses for additional computers are $19.99 each.

“McAfee is the global leader in security management and we are pleased to offer SECURESPOT customers the added value of their trusted anti-virus and anti-spyware protection,” said Keith Karlsen, executive vice president of D-Link Systems, Inc. “We share our customers’ desire to have the best Internet security possible, and McAfee software integrated with our unique hardware solution certainly meets that need. Now more than ever, it is important to provide consumers with protection from outside threats, and enable parents with a non-intrusive means to manage the activity of their home and protect their children on the Internet.”

“At McAfee, our objective is to ensure consumers are protected against all manner of online threats while making the security process easy for them,” said Todd Gebhart, Senior Vice President, Consumer and Mobile Business, McAfee. “D-Link’s choice to include McAfee VirusScan threat protection on this appliance underscores the strength of our comprehensive security while illustrating McAfee’s ability to collaborate effectively with our partners to make their products successful.”

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