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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 24, 2000, relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appear in Networks
Associates, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1999.

/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
July 21, 2000