I installed the one year free McAfee Live Safe and used it for 6 weeks. I checked my account and found that McAfee had renewed the contract, and charged me for one year, after only one month. I checked with McAfee and was told that they had no record of a one year free offer. I showed them the confirmation Email from Shareware – which, by the way, does not state that the free offer is for 1 year but that the renewal will not activate until next year. That should be enough to prove the point to most people but not to McAfee – and was told that I was only entitled to one month free. I am sure I installed the offer correctly but it did not register with McAfee and I had no clue I was going to be charged after only one month. I managed to get a refund, and cancelled the contract, but I would suggest folks are wary of how McAfee can charge your account when you are not expecting it.