Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SAMENUK GEORGE
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
McAfee, Inc. [MFE]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3965 FREEDOM CIRCLE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/25/2005
(Street)

SANTA CLARA, CA 95054
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/25/2005   M   500,000 A $ 4.9375 675,000 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   25,200 D $ 27.0379 649,800 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   20,800 D $ 27.0492 629,000 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   25,000 D $ 27.0571 604,000 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   9,100 D $ 27.1063 594,900 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   22,800 D $ 27.1079 572,100 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   45,900 D $ 27.1154 526,200 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   9,500 D $ 27.1156 516,700 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   9,600 D $ 27.1166 507,100 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   12,200 D $ 27.1174 494,900 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   15,200 D $ 27.1438 479,700 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   17,800 D $ 27.1521 461,900 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   15,700 D $ 27.159 446,200 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   23,400 D $ 27.1651 422,800 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   18,000 D $ 27.1661 404,800 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   13,300 D $ 27.1695 391,500 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   17,500 D $ 27.1728 374,000 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   18,200 D $ 27.1756 355,800 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   13,000 D $ 27.1764 342,800 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   17,400 D $ 27.2022 325,400 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   27,600 D $ 27.2093 297,800 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   14,000 D $ 27.2399 283,800 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   14,200 D $ 27.2558 269,600 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   22,300 D $ 27.2579 247,300 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   11,600 D $ 27.2603 235,700 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   19,300 D $ 27.2989 216,400 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   23,200 D $ 27.4401 193,200 D  
Common Stock 05/25/2005   S   18,200 D $ 27.7389 175,000 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Options (Right to Buy) $ 4.9375 05/25/2005   M     500,000   (1) 01/03/2011 Common Stock 500,000 $ 4.9375 250,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SAMENUK GEORGE
3965 FREEDOM CIRCLE
SANTA CLARA, CA 95054
  X     Chairman and CEO  

Signatures

 Kent H. Roberts, Attorney-in-Fact for George Samenuk   05/26/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

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