It also enhanced performance features by over 325 percent faster scans2 and updates are only initiated when the PC is idle. Javed Hasan, vice president, product management, McAfee, consumer product group, said in Bangalore on Monday: "Every feature of this release is best-of-breed. The new enhancements for this 2010 Q1 release offer consumers what they want: strong and unobtrusive protection with market-leading performance."

McAfee consumer products for the 2010 Q1 release include:

McAfee Total Protection software, INR 3199 for a 3-user license, a security suite, it offers antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, anti-phishing and two-way firewall, in addition to parental controls and identity protection.

It includes SiteAdvisor Plus, a powerful web site safety advisor, 2GB of online backup and bonus McAfee Anti-Theft File Protection software to secure valuable files.

McAfee Internet Security software, INR 2499 for a three-user license, it offers antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-phishing and two-way firewall protection. Additionally, it includes anti-spam, parental controls, 1 GB of online backup and SiteAdvisor, a powerful web site safety advisor so consumers can safely surf the web.