Exhibit 23.1




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 7 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Networks Associates, Inc. of our
report dated January 17, 2002, except as to Note 3, which is as of May 17, 2002,
relating to the consolidated financial statements, which appears in Networks
Associates, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 3, 2002. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration
Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
August 27, 2002