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                UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                        Date of Report: October 27, 2005
                        (Date of earliest event reported)

                                  McAFEE, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in Charter)

            Delaware             Commission File No.:        77-0316593
  (State or other Jurisdiction        001-31216           (I.R.S. Employer
       of incorporation)                                 Identification No.)

                               3965 Freedom Circle
                          Santa Clara, California 95054
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)


                                 (408) 346-3832
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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     Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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     Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATION AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

        On October 27, 2005, McAfee, Inc. (the "Registrant") issued a press
release announcing its third quarter 2005 results. A copy of the press release
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby furnished and not filed. Unless
expressly incorporated into a filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, made
after the date hereof, the information contained herein shall not be
incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant, whether made before
or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in
such filing.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

      (c)     Exhibits

              99.1     Press release dated October 27, 2005,  announcing third
                       quarter 2005 results (solely  furnished and not filed
                       herewith  pursuant to item 2.02).

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                                   SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                  MCAFEE, INC.

Date: October 27, 2005                            By: /s/ Erin F. Brown
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                                                      Eric F. Brown
                                                      Chief Financial Officer

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