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McAfee VirusScan 2004 v8.0
Studio : McAfee Network Associates
by McAfee Network Associates
Brand : McAfee
Platform : Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 95
Publisher : McAfee Network Associates
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
EAN : 0731944527581
UPC : 731944527581
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 16 reviews)
List Price : $49.95
Our Price : $3.69
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Product Description |
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Removes viruses from e-mail and instant message attachments, safeguards shared files and Internet downloads, and detects behavior-tracking spyware. Plus, it provides automatic updates against new virus threats. |
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dosen't work |
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I'm actually trying to figure out how to get a refund do to the fact that the product that I recieved is not compatable with my computer and on top of that I didn't realize that I was going to be charged so much for it!! |
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Virus Protection and AdWare all in one! |
As far as virus protection, this program seems to do a decent job. Other than that, it's an awful program. The interface is pretty bad; it doesn't have the standard Windows menus at the top, making it difficult to find what you're looking for. A large portion of the interface is dedicated to telling you what McAfee products you DON'T own, and implies that you won't be safe unless you purchase them. There's even a bright red "virus advisory" section telling you about the latest virus threat, reminds you that ViruScan users are protects, and provides a link to purchase ViruScan. Trying to sell me something they know I already own is particularly annoying.
I am also confused about how the automatic updates work. It seems to only update at startup. Since I usually put my computer to sleep instead of restarting it, I might not get updates as often as I should.
The only reason I have ViruScan is because it came pre-installed on my computer. I'm switching back to Norton or another as soon as I can. |
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AUTO PROTECT...isn't that the purpose?? |
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I've had NAV on my past 3 home cumputer systems; never a problem. I recently bought gateway 4.1 P4 HT 1 gig memory. Very proud to have my new toy, I wanted to protect it. After the second system scan I found 2 viruses. After investigating I found the Auto Protect option was OFF. I tried every option of turning it on. IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. I contacted NAV support by email because a phone call costs AS MUCH AS A NEW ANTI-VIRUS! I was given the same step by step process that is online, which also failed to fix the problem. ITs still OFF and my subscription runs out next month. With this POOR customer support I will not update to Norton again. Vote with your dollar America! |
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Garbage |
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With its awkward user interface and the manufacturer's repeated attempts to sell me more software when I'd use the product, this was never my favorite piece of software. Nevertheless, I decided to continue to use it after moving to a new location and changing my email address. From that point on the program refused to update the list of viruses it'd check for. Even after a two-hour Internet chat with three of their technicans, the problem went unresolved. What was a poor product from the start became an esentially useless product. |
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Awful, Criminal, McAfee VScan is itself a virus |
To me, a virus is something that you do not wish to put on your system that takes over functions and damages your computer. McAfee VirsuScan 8.0 is exactly that. Having installed (at least the install went fine) on a brand new XP platform which ran very smoothly, problems immediately came up. First, system response time dropped into the cellar, looking at task manager it seemed that the McAfee products were consuming all of my CPU cycles. More importantly, the system itself became unstable, GPU failures and spontaneous reboots.
This is the truly infuriating part. After fiddling with it for a while and receiving no help from their tech support other than 'you must have a virus already', I decided to uninstall. Following their uninstall procedures, it seemed that all was done, yet McAfee remains behing, launching a process (MCINFO.EXE) every time the system starts that requests access to the internet to download updates and sucking up CPU cycles. According to McAfee (and other concurring message boards), the only way to completely remove McAfee products is to search drives and manually delete files one by one, followed by dangerous searches and edits of the system registry.
Why a manufacturer of a software intended to protect my system from problems would create such an unstable and inherently stubborn software is truly beyond comprehension. I thoroughly encourage others to avoid this and all McAfee security products! |
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