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The status types give an overall picture of your PC's security, based on the states reported by your security software. There are three status types that you may see in the Overall Security Status bar: A Rescan button in the security status section lets you manually recheck your PC any time to check if it's protected. The overall security status indicates if your PC has anti-virus and firewall protection. The top section of the Security Scan Report shows your overall security status. When the scan finishes, the Security Scan Report displays the status of your last check.From the Start menu, click McAfee Security Scan, or click the McAfee Security Scan icon on your desktop.Before you start, make sure you are connected to the Internet. However, we recommend that you check when asked, so you can fix any security issues right away. If you don't want to check now, click Remind Me Later and McAfee will ask again when it's time for the next check.When you're asked if you want to scan, click Scan Now to start checking your protection status.If you're asked to update your McAfee Security Scan software, click Update Now.When it's time to check, McAfee automatically opens McAfee Security Scan. If your McAfee Security Scan is not the latest version, we'll ask you to update your software before we start the security scan. To check your protection status, your PC must be connected to the Internet so that McAfee Security Scan can check for software updates. Or, you can use it any time to make sure your PC is protected. Checking your PC for protection status is easy—McAfee Security Scan keeps track of when it last checked your PC so you don't have to. And we go one step further by guiding you in getting that protection. Knowing if your PC is at risk allows you to do what you need to protect your PC. With this information, we determine your PC's security status.

McAfee checks your PC for anti-virus and firewall software and the state of each. Feel confident knowing that McAfee works behind the scenes to protect you by automatically starting the scan every week so that you are kept informed if your PC's security changes.

McAfee Security Scan lets you know if your PC is at risk and what you can do to protect it. Or, you may not have security software installed on your PC. Your security software may be switched off or become out of date without you realizing. Your PC's security status is determined by the state of your anti-virus and firewall protection. McAfee Security Scan is a free tool that automatically checks and reports if your PC is protected. McAfee Security Scan McAfee Security Scan Welcome to McAfee Security Scan