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From: Whoever on 14 Jul 2010 06:57 "Sam Spade" <sloopokespam(a)opto.net> wrote in news:4c3d10a2$0$5010$607ed4bc(a)cv.net: > Just purchased Dell computer Windows 7 Home (64) and with it came > McAfee. Thought Windows 7 had anti virus but evidently not. Any > feedback on McAfee? Sam Of all of the systems I've cleaned up over the last year or so, roughly 40% of them were running McAfee when they became infected. Not that any AV solution is 100% perfect, but McAfee seems to be less effective than even some of the free AV programs. For what it's worth, Avira's Anti-Vir or Avast are the two I recommend if you are looking for a free AV program. Antivir is the more effective of the two, but Avast is more user friendly for newbies to deal with. For my own systems, I recommend ESET's NOD32 to my commercial customers and/or those looking for a "pay" AV solution. It's also what I have on my own systems. -- Don't bother trying to contact me via email.
From: M.L. on 14 Jul 2010 14:55 >| Just purchased Dell computer Windows 7 Home (64) and with it came McAfee. >| Thought Windows 7 had anti virus but evidently not. Any feedback on McAfee? Replace it with the free Microsoft Security Essentials. http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/?mkt=en-us
From: Anonymous on 14 Jul 2010 21:06 "Whoever" <whoever(a)wherever.invalid> wrote: > > For my own systems, I recommend ESET's NOD32 to > my commercial customers and/or those looking for > a "pay" AV solution. It's also what I have on my own > systems. +1 In spite of what the resident 'free AV is good enough' wannabe 'anti-virus experts' and ESET baggers preach in these newsgroups, NOD32 is still #1. -- MBK
From: Lil' Abner on 15 Jul 2010 08:43 M.L. <me(a)privacy.invalid> wrote in news:gv1s36541hveplssafs3oc6n4dv83vve49(a)4ax.com: > > >>| Just purchased Dell computer Windows 7 Home (64) and with it came >>| McAfee. Thought Windows 7 had anti virus but evidently not. Any >>| feedback on McAfee? > > Replace it with the free Microsoft Security Essentials. > > http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/?mkt=en-us And watch your computer slow down. -- --- Everybody has a right to my opinion. ---
From: Daave on 15 Jul 2010 14:43
Lil' Abner wrote: > M.L. <me(a)privacy.invalid> wrote in > news:gv1s36541hveplssafs3oc6n4dv83vve49(a)4ax.com: > >> >> >>>> Just purchased Dell computer Windows 7 Home (64) and with it came >>>> McAfee. Thought Windows 7 had anti virus but evidently not. Any >>>> feedback on McAfee? >> >> Replace it with the free Microsoft Security Essentials. >> >> http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/?mkt=en-us > > And watch your computer slow down. I'd like to know the experiences of others. Is MSE really that bad? |