what dont you like about it?
2007-02-18 03:15:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
thanks so far only read the pc-mag info and there own promotional stuff, we use norton down stairs but i will check out ,kaspersky, i just need to get rid of PLook.exe, and this very old computor cant handel it
2007-02-18 06:33:35 · update #1
Personally, I like it. I'm not saying it is the best and I certainly wouldn't pay for it but it's okay. It tends to be a little heavy on system resources but if you have a decent computer, you should be okay. I said that I wouldn't pay for McAfee but as long as you are a subscriber to Comcast High Speed you can get it for free for up to 7 computers which is what I did.
I got tired of micromanaging all the freeware stuff but I still use Spybot and Adaware. I just got tired of managing AVG and my firewall separately, now McAfee handles everything. Like I said, it's not the best.
If you are looking to buy one and are looking for the best then look no farther than Kaspersky, http://www.kasperskyusa.com/
You can get a free version of Kaspersky in the Active Virus Shield, http://www.activevirusshield.com/antivirus/freeav/index.adp?
Stay away from Norton, avoid them like the plague. See what special offers your ISP might offer (such as the Comcast deal I mentioned), other ISPs might have similar offers on different products.
2007-02-18 03:23:10 · answer #1 · answered by conradj213 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It nags when ever you turn off stuff or change a setting on your com, half the stuff like the spy-ware scanner I don't need because I have Ad-Aware for that. Virus Scan takes to long like 1 hour 10 mins, that is such a degradation from the old McAfee. It takes so long to load.
2007-02-18 11:25:32 · answer #2 · answered by Kenster102.5 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The McAfee virus scan is slow as sweet heck, almost 45 minutes to do a scan of my pc.
2007-02-18 11:20:43 · answer #3 · answered by terryodell42 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont care for how long it takes to scan my files. It takes longer than Norton. Other than that, I think it is great.
2007-02-18 11:18:05 · answer #4 · answered by rohd_boy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
other than the fact that they are about the slowest one to come out with virus updates up to 7 days behind avg
2007-02-18 11:18:11 · answer #5 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is one problem that if you have updated it once and you use system restore option in xp you will have to reinstall mcafee.
2007-02-18 11:19:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Resource hog. McAfee, that is.
2007-02-18 11:18:07 · answer #7 · answered by CoreSpeedMetalThrashGenreRockRap 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋