What's up with McAfee?
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http://anti-virus-software-review.toptenreviews.com/index2.htmlLaughing Man said:
It comes 12th, after AVG Anti-Virus, Eset, and Avira (at least two of which are free).
http://www.pcantivirusreviews.com/comparison/bitdefender_antivirus_vs_mcafee_antivirus.html
Bitdefender wins out on that site, easily.
http://www.antivirusware.com/mcafee/virusscan/Laughing Man said:
Pretty poor I'd say.
Actually I used to have to put up with mcafee whenever I used the old family computer so I know exactly how bad it is. I don't know what your attachment to it is, but it's slightly worrying.Laughing Man said:
Eh, you seemingly know little about computers. I could go into a lengthy post explaining why this is only part of the issue, but it's getting late (and I really cant be bothered).Laughing Man said:
You said that people who format in order to guarantee safety from an infection were idiots, I believe "NO U" is in order.Laughing Man said:
Obviously not read what I previously posted, indeed they tested them. But ONLY their detection ability.Laughing Man said:
Edit: Thanks cuddly_tomato for googling what I was too lazy to do. Also only 1 update per day is pretty terrible for a pay for use AV.
Tell me about it. I'd say that was a disgrace for an antivirus, particularly considering even free antivirus applications typically update hourly these days.flaming_squirrel said:
1.3 a day is around 10 updates per week. Even Windows firewall is comparable for the love of crap!
No actually I would like to hear this, it's been a good few hours since I had a very good laugh and from your posts I think you could be the kind of chap to really give me some amusement. So please go for it, infact I'll even wait until it isn't late.
No I didn't, that may be what you read but that is not what I said. The first comment about reformatting was questioning having to reformat twice to get rid of a trojan when reformatting once is more than enough and the second was an off hand general statement to the idiotic response to any windows problem of reformat rather than try and solve the issue. Just like the responses here, don't fix the problem just start over.
Yes thanks from your post we have determined that you draw a conclusion based on the number of downloads a day rather than the contents of those downloads. What's better 200 1 virus definition updates a day or 1 200 virus definition update a day or for 99% of home users would it make fuck all difference? The article doesn't give any real info to draw a proper conclusion from but gives it a go anyway.
You know what, I'll jump on the band wagon, everyone here is wrong anyway the OP should get MSE, it has the smallest footprint of any of the PC protection software it has scored very well across the board, it is easy to use, it is very quick, it is free, it is by Microsoft so who's gonna know the flaws better than them and it scored over 90% in some magazine that I read when compared to other AV products and I am bored with this topic. I told the Op how to solve the specific problem he was having the rest is all bollocks which at the end of the day is all made utterly redundant by plain simple old common sense.
Open up McAfee, Go to Parental Controls, click configure in the box that comes up next to it, click advanced and then you can see what is being filtered, if anything at all. You will probably need Admin rights to do this though.
I use McAfee and I think it's a pretty good program. It seems a lot worse on Vista as it is always asking for updates and the need to scan, greedy bugger.
I use McAfee and I think it's a pretty good program. It seems a lot worse on Vista as it is always asking for updates and the need to scan, greedy bugger.
It makes a massive difference. Viruses are named as such because they are rather like real human viruses in many ways. One of the biggest similarities is that they are most deadly when they first appear, and their threat diminishes over time. They spread a whole lot faster though.Laughing Man said:
A computer virus could be created right now, in any country, and be thrown out and be floating around the net within minutes of its genesis. Because, for instance, Norton has constant updates and submissions, it might have a guard ready for your firewall and a definition for your scanner within an hour. Macafee might not have a solution for you for 24 hours, during which time you are completely vunerable.
My parents have used various forms of McAfee for years, and I'm frequently the one who has to sort out any computer problems they may have. A fair portion of these are due to the program itself, with slightly fewer stemming from it not doing its job correctly and letting things through. In effect, this means that I have dealt with it on multiple systems over a long period of time. I'm also pretty paranoid about computer security, and so did a fair bit of research on the subject before installing anything on my own first PC; in addition, I take a little time every few months to check if anything has changed [new programs, etc]. Now, during the course of this I have never once come across anything reliable describing McAfee in good terms when compared to alternative [and free!] programs. Even reports saying that it is average are rarer than you'd assume at first. Meanwhile, there are many, many, many reports lambasting it for poor detection, inferior update schedules, high resource requirements, lack of customisability and general difficulty of use. Each of these annoyances has at one point or another given me some form of trouble, so I pretty much have to disagree with everything that Laughing Man has said, both from personal experience and from research online.
Has anybody ever met a competent IT security specialist content to use McAfee for their own computers?
Has anybody ever met a competent IT security specialist content to use McAfee for their own computers?
