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McAfee Application Control Reviews

Vendor: McAfee
3.8 out of 5
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What is McAfee Application Control?

As a leading-edge cybersecurity company, McAfee provides advanced security solutions to consumers, small and large businesses, enterprises, and governments. Security technologies from McAfee use a unique, predictive capability that is powered by McAfee Global Threat Intelligence, which enables home users and businesses to stay one step ahead of the next wave of viruses, malware, and other online threats.

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McAfee Application Control is the #6 ranked solution in top Application Control solutions. PeerSpot users give McAfee Application Control an average rating of 7.6 out of 10. McAfee Application Control is most commonly compared to VMware Carbon Black App Control: McAfee Application Control vs VMware Carbon Black App Control. McAfee Application Control is popular among the large enterprise segment, accounting for 74% of users researching this solution on PeerSpot. The top industry researching this solution are professionals from a computer software company, accounting for 12% of all views.
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McAfee Application Control mindshare

As of May 2025, the mindshare of McAfee Application Control in the Application Control category stands at 10.9%, down from 23.8% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Valuable Features

  • "This is a basic solution; the policy screen is okay, and it's easy to configure."
  • "We also like the Change Control. We can control how things get executed. It has signatures for different kinds of protocols."

Room for Improvement

  • "I would like to see better reporting and alerting features in the future."
  • "The intrusion detection features should also be improved. It is a very good feature but it should be maximized."
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Top industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
12%
Energy/Utilities Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
8%
Government
6%
Hospitality Company
6%
Healthcare Company
5%
Retailer
5%
Insurance Company
5%
Non Profit
4%
Wholesaler/Distributor
3%
Mining And Metals Company
3%
International Affairs Institute
1%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
1%
Engineering Company
1%
Comms Service Provider
1%
Legal Firm
1%
Logistics Company
1%
Media Company
1%
Museum Or Institution
1%

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McAfee Application Control was previously known as McAfee Application, Change Control.

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IT Security Specialist at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Verified user of McAfee Application Control
Nov 25, 2020
Easy to configure, reliable, secure, and has good support

Pros

"This is a basic solution; the policy screen is okay, and it's easy to configure."

Cons

"I would like to see better reporting and alerting features in the future."

What is our primary use case?

We are using this solution to secure ATM.

How has it helped my organization?

It does its job well, and it's not causing a lot of trouble. We have enough knowledge to resolve the issues. We have not had many issues at all, but we do have the knowledge to deal with this critical product.

*Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Manager - SCADA & OT SECURITY at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of McAfee Application Control
Apr 12, 2020
Has signatures for different kinds of protocols but the licensing model is confusing

Pros

"We also like the Change Control. We can control how things get executed. It has signatures for different kinds of protocols. "

Cons

"The intrusion detection features should also be improved. It is a very good feature but it should be maximized. "

What is our primary use case?

We implement this solution and we also use it. We get product exposure because we are the activation service. 

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature is the whitelisting. I can test the applications and we can also predefine rules for Windows, rules for the application and control. We need to define the application that we need to use ie; the folders, the application resolution we need to allow.

We also like the Change Control. We can control how things get executed. It has signatures for different kinds of protocols. 

*Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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