John McAfee wants to become US president – SPIEGEL ONLINE

Most software developers knows no outside their industry. But there are a few whose media presence one can escape difficult over the years – such as John McAfee. He is the viral phenomenon of antivirus industry.

The multimillionaire know to put in scene. As the end of 2012 its neighbor was found shot, McAfee fled filmreif and bloggend before the authorities to Guatemala. When visited him a “Wired” reporter, he was playing around with a gun. And a few weeks ago, he was briefly detained in Tennessee – also armed.

mid-2013 had the entrepreneur posted a YouTube video in which he told the world how you really the antivirus software from McAfee down again goes into the computer – that product, which has been named after him. In his clip McAfee posing in the style of Hugh Hefner and with Damenbesuch, imagine he was as “eccentric millionaire”.

“My advisers urge me”

Now McAfee, who had retired in 1994 from his software company has protested a new goal: Several US media reports that he is considering to enter the presidential race – with its own party. About her Twitter account McAfee has circulated some of the items. With @ mcafee2016 there is already a specially set up Zweitaccount, also is a campaign website online.

“I personally still do not really know if I should take myself or if I someone else for our party find, “citing the US magazine” Wired “McAfee. “My advisors urge me to compete.” According to the company, the millionaire received “thousands of e-mails” in which people ask him to stand for election. An official decision to be given this Wednesday.

The web site The Hill reported in McAfee’s name had been received documents at the Federal Election Commission, which stated, McAfee reasons a new party, which has not yet been officially announced. The blog Ars Technica reports, the party would be called Cyber ​​Party.

“Install McAfee”

In his interview with “Wired” McAfee doubts that the current US government knows with technology, unlike himself. Hacker attacks like the one on the staff of the government should and should not happen. The demand of the government to get back doors around for chat programs of tech companies, documents their inability: “That would allow hackers easy access to everyone’s data.”

So minimal McAfee’s chances are ever in the White land house, so it is likely to help to draw attention to his Themem the foray. And the imagination of many Internet users have the news about a possible candidacy already inspired. In the social networks made on Wednesday morning already potential campaign slogans that round, including “Install McAfee”.