Recovering from the Flawed McAfee Update
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From: littlecharlie on 23 Apr 2010 17:21 On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:13:22 -0600, "Buffalo" <Eric(a)nada.com.invalid> wrote: > > >David H. Lipman wrote: >> From: "Buffalo" <Eric(a)nada.com.invalid> >> >> >> >>> Leythos wrote: >>>> In article <cbbb0479-515a-437c-bbfd-2a2a5bc67f52 >>>> @q31g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, ron916(a)gmail.com says... >>>>> Perhaps there is another subtle message here, too. The systems >>>>> crippled by the faulty McAfee update were Windows XP SP3 PC's. >>>>> Perhaps it's time to upgrade to Windows 7? >> >> >>>> A better solution would be to abandon McAfee and don't look back. I >>>> have uninstalled it from thousands of machines in favor of ANYTHING >>>> ELSE for years. >> >>> I run Win2000Pro and I dl'd and used McAfee that was offered by >>> Comcast. Stupid program erased all the email in my Inbox. Great >>> anti-virus program. :) >>> Buffalo :) >> >> >> There's a *big* difference between the retail version (offered by >> Comcast) and the Enterprise version. > >Would the Enterprise version have deleted all my emails, >sent,drafts,,,,,,instead of just my Inbox ones ? >Just kidding. >Buffalo > This and other past McAfee update problems now makes them the "Toyota" of AV products. |