Is Mcafee livesafe a good antivirus when it comes to scanning downloaded files?

Hello,
I currently was told by a friend to download a file on a website that seemed shady to me. Whilst he insured me that it was safe and that he downloaded it himself. Im still sceptical about the whole situation. It downloaded a RAR File that you need to open with WinRar

So, i did what i always do when downloading a file from the internet and checked scanned them with my Mcafee Livesafe antivirus, that im subscribed to.
Yet, it said that the file was clear.

Now, im not saying that the Anti-virus is lying, but im still extremely sceptical. Is Mcafee Livesafe good at scanning files? Or does it only scan them through halfway? Was it only meant for “Easy” virus detection?