Protect yourself and your family from scams and malware for less this Black Friday — McAfee is offering up to AU$280 off its individual and family plans

We’re heading into the busy holiday period — a time when scammers and malicious actors have been increasingly looking to take advantage of unwary users. The ACCC found that Aussies lost around AU$2.18 billion from various scams throughout 2025 — a 7.8% increase on 2024, and an eye-opening statistic on why having sophisticated, up-to-date protection is more important than ever.

One simple method to help protect yourself is to invest in one of the best antivirus suites, and we’ve found McAfee’s offerings to be excellent for those looking to protect not just their laptop or desktop PCs, but mobile devices too. Better yet, if you’re interested in trying one of the McAfee+ options, some plans are currently discounted ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

The global security brand is offering discounts of up to AU$150 on individual plans and AU$280 on family plans on its McAfee+ suites, which can be used on unlimited devices.

McAfee+ Premium - Individual: was AU$204.95 now AU$89.95
McAfee+ Premium - Family: was AU$224.95 now AU$99.95
McAfee+ Advanced - Individual: was AU$279.95 now AU$129.95
McAfee+ Advanced - Family: was AU$419.95 now AU$139.95
McAfee+ Ultimate: was AU$399.95 now AU$299.95

We named McAfee+ Premium the best antivirus for mobile devices for its support for unlimited installs, easy-to-use apps, excellent dark web monitoring tools and for acing the top third-party tests for its performance. Whether you’re investing in security for yourself or for the entire household (up to six family members or users), you’ll be getting a full year of protection at rock-bottom prices.

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In our comprehensive McAfee antivirus review, we also recognised it for having great protection results in lab tests, unlimited use of TunnelBear-based VPN, dark web monitoring and for having low prices for the first year.

Our reviewer also found that even the cheapest McAfee plan, McAfee Total Protection (also currently discounted by up to 32% off – starting from just AU$74.95 per year), provides effective antivirus and web protection for a single device, with the more premium McAfee+ plans adding identity theft protection features and unlimited device support.

All of McAfee’s offerings include automatic scam detection, safe web browsing, identity monitoring and even a VPN, but compared to the standard one-device/one-user McAfee Basic tier, McAfee+ Premium, Advanced and Ultimate plans add support for unlimited devices.

McAfee+ Advanced also includes tools and support for help for tasks like rlike removing your personal data from sites selling it, identity restoration and lost wallet support (easy cancellation and replacement of IDs, bank cards and other important documents when you lose your wallet) and scanning for old or unused online accounts.

McAfee+ Ultimate, meanwhile, provides the most generous protection with identity theft coverage for up to AU$1 million for qualified identity restoration expenses and stolen funds.

McAfee also offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, giving you a good opportunity to test your chosen plan to ensure it suits your needs.