Deseret News John McAfee created one of the top anti-virus softwares for the internet Share this story Ng Han Guan, Associated Press John McAfee, the creator of the anti-virus software program McAfee, was found dead in a Barcelona prison cell hours after a Spanish court agreed to extradite him to the United States, BBC News reports. Catalan Justice Department told BBC News that prison medical officials tried to bring him back to life, but weren’t successful. The department said “everything indicates” he killed himself. Why was McAfee in trouble? McAfee faced tax evasion charges in the United States. McAfee was arrested in Spain in October 2020 after he was accused of failing to file any tax returns for several years, according to BBC News.