Description

What does McAfee Heartbleed Detector do?
This app determines if your device or any apps installed on yourdevice are affected by the Heartbleed bug.

What is Heartbleed?
Heartbleed isn’t a virus, it’s a mistake in OpenSSL — a securitystandard that encrypts communications between you, the user, andthe servers provided by online services and websites. This mistakelets hackers extract user names, passwords and other sensitiveinformation stored in these online service databases.

Will this app fix the Heartbleed bug?
No. The Heartbleed bug can only be fixed with a software updatefrom your device manufacturer or app vendor. You can use this appto see if your device or apps need to be updated.

What do I need to do if I’m affected?
If your device or an installed app is impacted, you should wait tohear from the manufacturer or app vendor that an update isavailable. After you update your device software or app, only thenshould you change any affected passwords.

How do I check my websites?
This app can tell you if your device or apps are affected, but itwon’t tell you if any of the websites you visit are vulnerable. Todo that, you’ll need to use McAfee’s free Heartbleed Checker.
Just visit: http://www.mcafee.com/heartbleed

For more information
To get more info on the Heartbleed bug and additional online safetytips visit:http://blogs.mcafee.com/consumer/what-is-heartbleed