McAfee entered Guatelama for withdrawing after alleged involvement in the death of his neighbor, Gregory Faull, in Belize, a country in Central America bordered by Guatemala.
McAfee is an eccentric figure of controversy. In contrast to the common assumption that computer geeks are flea-boring book, McAfee through life like a rock star.
The 67-year-old man born in the UK has spent nearly two decades of his life in two unique sides: full of blasphemy and full of luck.
In addition to success stories in developing antivirus firm McAfee, John McAfee life marred by allegations of drug abuse, sexual experimentation, extreme sports off, to manipulation
media.
Millennium Bug
McAfee began his career as a software programmer at the NASA Institute for Space Studies, New York, from 1968 to 1970. From there he moved to Univac, then to Xerox as the operating system programmers, to Computer Sciences Corporation as a software consultant, then to the U.S. aerospace company Lockheed. McAfee is a software designer since worked at Lockheed in 1980.
Roads luck began to take shape in the 1980s, when he was able to cope with a computer virus, Brain Pakistan. McAfee succeeded in crippling the virus and then it occurred to create software that can detect and remove malicious software automatically. "That's a coincidence. Like anything else in life," said McAfee.
In 1989, McAfee quit working for Lockheed and McAfee Associates operated from his home, in Santa Clara, California. The company also gained momentum in the 1990's.
In the 1990s, the company has produced an antivirus industry is now worth several billion dollars per year.
In 1992, a virus called Michelangelo showed up and started making headlines. McAfee explained that this virus could cripple up to five million machines. The controversy became a background presence cdi turn of the century. However, McAfee predictions go wrong, his reputation destroyed.
Sex Culture
In 1994, the company went public, and called McAfee assets reached U.S. $ 100 million. McAfee then want to try another business, he bought 400 acres of land in Colorado for its property and change it as a place of exile for yoga.
The inventor of this antivirus also practice 'worship' pagan (idolatry) within the company property and in exile. He is also known to maintain a corporate culture that allows employees allegedly had sex with each other in the office.
"You would think that this is a wonderfully kind and generous. But he is not a man like that. He was just interested in being the center of attention,"
said former student in her yoga exile, told Gizmodo.
"He was just surrounded by people who have no money and rely on him. So, he can control it," said the student.
McAfee sex life is also full of controversy. In an online diary "Darkness Falls", McAfee revealed that his sex life without commitment, and sexual relations with anyone.
Extreme Hobbies
McAfee never stayed at a luxury ranch in New Mexico. Here he developed and marketed new extreme sport called aerotrekking.
It is a sport air using a simple plane flying at a low altitude. These exercises are not favored by residents who feel disturbed.
He also considered Arizona residents to cheat this sport. Until finally claimed aerotrekking group who are beginners in
, 2006. McAfee sued to court and asked to pay millions of dollars.
In an article in the New York Times, she claimed to have been impoverished by the system at a bad mortgages and the collapse of Lehman Brothers. So the only living U.S. assets fell $ 4 million.
Drugs
To get the tax breaks, McAfee was living in Belize. Adventures in Belize further aggravate the bad image. He claimed develops revolutionary antibiotics. Not only that, McAfee is also close to the local gang and stockpiling firearms without a license.
In May 2012, McAfee shocked the public when the police raided his home in Belize and arrested him on charges of drug manufacture and possession of a firearm without a license. McAfee protested and pleaded not guilty.
"Basically what I have developed is an important antiseptic. What they claim is that I have a meth lab (methamphetamine, narcotic ingredients)," she said to Gizmodo.
In mid-November, McAfee allegedly became a regular contributor on the forum drug maker by the name "stuffmonger". McAfee is also known to have attempted to purify "super perv powder" (a tonic), called MDPV and have tested on himself.
"I think it is the best medicine ever. Hypersexual Not just for people, but also to facilitate a mild euphoria and decline," he said.
Denies Murder
From his hiding place in Belize, McAfee had to comment on the death of his neighbor, Gregory Faull.
"Of course he's not someone I sukail., And I also did not like," McAfee said in an interview at the hideout, a 17 year girlfriend.
"He was a heavy drinker and disturbing. But the world is full of distractions. If we kill all of which are considered impaired, no one will be left," he said. | Source: Telegraph, Gizmodo, New York Times