John McAfee
John David McAfee [2] (September 18, 1945 – June 23, 2021) was a British computer programmer. He was the developer of the first commercial anti-virus program. This bore the McAfee brand-name for years, until it was bought by Intel and given the Intel name.
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 McAfee in June 2016 | |
| Born | September 18, 1945 |
| Died | June 23, 2021 (aged 75) |
| Cause of death | Suicide by hanging |
| Nationality | British / American |
| Alma mater | Roanoke College |
| Occupation | Software developer, founder of McAfee, Chairman of Future Tense Secure Systems[1] |
| Known for | McAfee, Inc |
| Political party | Libertarian Party Previous affiliations: Cyber Party (2015) |
| Website | www |
Early life
McAfee was born in an U.S. Army base stationed in the United Kingdom. He was raised in Virginia and Alabama.
Business career
His wealth peaked at $100 million, before his investments suffered in the global crisis of 2007. McAfee also had interests in smartphone apps, yoga and all-natural antibiotics.
Political career
On September 8, 2015, McAfee announced that he would seek the office of President of the United States in the 2016 presidential election as the candidate of a newly formed political party called the Cyber Party.[3] On December 24, 2015 he re-announced his candidacy bid, saying that he would instead seek the Libertarian nomination for President.[4]
On June 4, 2018, McAfee announced his plans to run for president as a Libertarian in the 2020 presidential election.[5]
Death
On June 23, 2021, McAfee was found dead after committing suicide by hanging in a prison cell in Sant Esteve Sesrovires near Barcelona.[6] Hours before his death, Spain approved for McAfee to be extradited to the United States for tax crimes.[7][8]
John McAfee Media
McAfee at DEF CON 2014
McAfee's 2016 campaign logo
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References
- ↑ Future Tense Central. "About Us - Future Tense Central". futuretensecentral.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
- ↑ "FEC FORM 2" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- ↑ Garcia, Ahiza (September 8, 2015). "John McAfee announces he's running for President". CNN. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ↑ Swartz, Jon. "McAfee will run as Libertarian Party candidate for president". USA TODAY. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ↑ "John McAfee to Run for President in 2020". Bitsonline. June 4, 2018. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ↑ Carranco, Rebeca (2021-06-23). "El fundador del antivirus McAfee, John McAfee, se suicida en una prisión de Barcelona". EL PAÍS (in español). Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ↑ "McAfee antivirus software creator dead in Spanish prison". AP News. 2021-06-23. Archived from the original on June 23, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ↑ "John McAfee Reportedly Found Dead In Prison". The African Media. 2021-06-23. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
Other websites
Quotations related to John McAfee at Wikiquote
- John McAfee's website Archived 2021-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
- McAfee's 2016 presidential campaign website Archived 2016-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
- John McAfee on Facebook
- John McAfee at YouTube
- @officialmcafee on Twitter
- Bio on NNDB
- "Zone Labs To Get Funding, New Board Member" Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, InformationWeek, October 2, 2000
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