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How to gain access to a blocked site while using McAfee?

If you have been use of McAfee Antivirus software, then you are well aware of its affinity to online protection. This robust application protects the users from downloading virus ridden applications and also prevent outside intruders from getting access into the system. Furthermore, it also prevents the users from accessing the websites that by all means is dangerous to the health of the system. But, sometimes, you just need to access such sites. Most probably because it is falsely flagged by the McAfee or the parental controls are in place preventing even the adults from gaining access to such websites. Fortunately, with a bit of effort, you can gain access to a blocked website while using McAfee.


McAfee Support Canada presents to you some simple way to gain access to blocked sites:


While parental controls are necessary, they definitely are not the only way to protect the users online. Once you know about these alternatives, you can very well follow the steps below to bypass the parental lock to get into such websites:


  1. Get to the McAfee Home-screen and access the parental controls

Get to the contextual menu by right-clicking on the McAfee icon on the taskbar. Click on “Open McAfee Antivirus” and you will be directed to the home-screen. Once there, click on the “Parental Control” icon. Click on the “edit” right beside the “protect your family”. Follow it by entering the administrator password and pressing on “Enter”.

  1. Access the optional settings

Click on your username to gain access to deeper configuration settings. Click the “Optional settings” button to do that.

  1. Enter the address of the websites that you want to unblock

On the resultant dialogue. Enter the name of the websites that you want get into and click on the “Allow” button right beside it. Add further websites in the same way and once you have input all of them, click on “Done” to finalize.

Now that have gained access to the blocked sites, be vigilant and forbid yourself form downloading anything from those sites. In any case, if you have any further query you can contact our experts via the toll-free McAfee Support Number 1-844-888-3870. Our experts will guide you through the entire mentioned steps. Furthermore, if you encounter any trouble with your antivirus, our experts will provide you optimal solutions for those troubles as well.


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