Jeff Wise

Plagued by Lawsuits, McAfee Founder Hunts for Cures in Belize

John McAfee, the antivirus-software pioneer, says he’s lost most of his fortune — but doesn’t care. To the contrary, he now hopes to give something back by deriving antibiotics from jungle plants in Belize. Really?

John McAfee Redux

Following John McAfee Into the Heart of Darkness

As I stepped from the rickety wooden dock onto John McAfee’s motorboat, I felt like I was in a scene straight out of <em>Heart of Darkness</em>. Here I was, a visitor in a strange land, embarking on a journey up a tropical river in search of the truth about a larger-than-life figure living in self-imposed exile. “Are we going to find Kurtz?” I joked.