How to Get Mcafee SiteAdvisor for Chrome

Last Updated: July 22, 2021

McAfee SiteAdvisor is a browser add-on that can be installed into Chrome. It will rate the safety of your search results based on reports gathered about each one. You can use these ratings to determine if a site is safe to visit.

Part 1

Part 1 of 2:

Installing McAfee SiteAdvisor

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Visit the SiteAdvisor website in Chrome. You don't need to use the Chrome web store or download sites. Visit siteadvisor.com in Chrome to load the add-on directly.^{[1]
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Click the "Free Download" button. The download is pretty small, and should only take a minute or so.

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3
Run the downloaded setup file. You will be prompted to confirm that you want to run the program.
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Click "Install" to begin installing the add-on. The process will only take a few moments.
5
Restart Chrome. This will prompt you to enable the new extension.
6
Click "Enable extension". Chrome needs this additional prompt for security reasons. Once you enable it, you'll be able to see SiteAdvisor results.
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Decide if you want to enable "Secure Search". This is McAfee's custom search engine that filters out unsafe sites. It will become Chrome's default search engine.
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Perform a web search to see SiteAdvisor results. Use any search engine to start seeing SiteAdvisor results. Hover over the SiteAdvisor icon next to a search result for details. The icon color indicates the threat:
- Green - This site is safe to browse.
- Yellow - This site has some risk, such as potentially malicious links.
- Red - This site has serious security problems, and likely has malicious content.
- "?" - This site has not been rated by SiteAdvisor.
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Click the SiteAdvisor button in the URL bar to see a site report. Select "View Site Report" to see a full report from SiteAdvisor about the site you are currently visiting.

Part 2

Part 2 of 2:

Uninstalling McAfee SiteAdvisor

Windows

1
Open the Control Panel. The process for this varies depending on the version of Windows you are using.
- XP, Vista, 7 - Click the Start menu and select "Control Panel".
- 8.1, 10 - Right-click the Start button and select "Control Panel".
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Select "Uninstall a program", "Programs and Features", or "Add or Remove Programs". This will open a list of all of the programs installed.
3
Select "McAfee SiteAdvisor" from the list of programs. If you installed the Total Protection suite, you'll need to select that instead.
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Click the "Uninstall" or "Remove" button. Follow the prompts to uninstall. You may need to restart Chrome after uninstalling.

Mac

1
Open your Applications folder. This will display a list of all of the applications installed on your computer.
2
Find and open the SiteAdvisor folder. You'll see several files here, including the uninstallation files.
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Extract the "uninstall.tgz" file. You can do this by double-clicking it.
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Run the Uninstall utility. You will need to restart Chrome after removing it.^{[2]
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