Why I don't use McAfee virus software: - Page 2

TarJak · 04-22-10, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Feuer Frei!

Which one? I'm in Oz.

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/ent...0422-teif.html

Feuer Frei! · 04-22-10, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

http://www.smh.com.au/technology/ent...0422-teif.html

Fascinating, considering i work for the Coles Group, manage a restaurant of theirs...
Phew!!!

AVGWarhawk · 04-22-10, 08:29 AM

Avast!

04-22-10, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Avast!

Me too. Used to have the retail F-Secure for a long time but it got really bulky in the end.

I had some other security software problems recently with my laptop, not McAfee but with another program. Was able to recover but it cost a little.

Oh well, live and learn.

STEED · 04-22-10, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Avast!

Same here...since I dumped AVG and all there false positives two years ago, Avast has done the job for me.

SteamWake · 04-22-10, 10:22 AM

Missed this thread earlier sorry...

Add me to the rank and file of angry consumers my home machine is so effed up I cant even copy paste files

This will probably end up in a class action suit as I am estimating that 100's of thousands have been effected.

"A moderate disruption" huh.... those dorks turned my fine running pc into a paperweight.

04-22-10, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Missed this thread earlier sorry...

Add me to the rank and file of angry consumers my home machine is so effed up I cant even copy paste files

This will probably end up in a class action suit as I am estimating that 100's of thousands have been effected.

"A moderate disruption" huh.... those dorks turned my fine running pc into a paperweight.

Well you can take your PC to "PC - fixers" who will help you out...for a fee.

It's good times for those guys.

SteamWake · 04-22-10, 11:26 AM

Well I'm supposed to be 'one of those guys' its part of my job here.

But the machine affected was my home pc and dident have the adaquate materials to deal with the situation there and tried a bunch of kludge work arounds. After 4 hours of frustration and about 100 reboots I finally just had to walk away from it.

Tonight I will be better armed.

04-22-10, 11:43 AM

I know I shouldn't feel "Schadenfreude" (sp?) (happiness over others misfortune), but having gone through this recently I just can't help myself.

ReallyDedPoet · 04-22-10, 12:08 PM

Go figure, I have always used the AVG Free Virus Program, never any issues, just go a refurbished laptop for work, came with McAfee and boom this happens

****

sharkbit · 04-22-10, 12:42 PM

I'm glad Comcast switched from McAfee a couple of months ago(came free with their internet service), but......

they switched to Norton 360.

I don't have the warm fuzzies about them. I haven't had any problems(nor had I with McAfee), but I've heard some not good things about them before.

Jimbuna · 04-22-10, 01:16 PM

Mi oline banker are offering Kaspersky free for a year.....could be handy for the non gameing rig.

XabbaRus · 04-22-10, 05:01 PM

I use avast but it uses more than 4000kb.

The ashWebSv.exe uses 87,624K then there are a few other related processes...So I wonder what I am doing wrong.

Platapus · 04-22-10, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

I've probably used the majority of the popular ones and my choices would be:

Retail
1st NOD32
2nd Kaspersky

In small words typed slowly so I can read them, could you give us a paragraph on why you like those two?

I am in the market for some anti-virus/security software and wanna get some learnin.

jumpy · 04-22-10, 06:01 PM

NOD32 = quiet and unobtrusive.
Lots of settings and ability to customise scans.
Didn't hog resources.
Performed regular auto-updates.
Found several things hidden in archived zip/rar files that were known to be bad or malicious files (other av didn't).
Performed real-time system scanning with unused system resources, as well as the on demand scans etc.
It never let any suspect attachments through my email client - and there were a few from people who's webmail had been compromised.

On the whole it sat there quietly in the background and did the job.

Depending on what was going on out there on the internet, you'd occasionally get 2 or perhaps 3 virus definition updates a day, though usually it was once every few days.

I liked it a lot. The only reason I stopped using it was my retail subscription ran out and I've not had the spare income to pay for a decent AV program @ £29.95
Payment for it was online and was simple and quick too.

http://www.eset.co.uk/Trial/Home

04-22-10, 08:29 AM	#18
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,305 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Avast! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

04-22-10, 10:22 AM	#21
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Missed this thread earlier sorry... Add me to the rank and file of angry consumers my home machine is so effed up I cant even copy paste files This will probably end up in a class action suit as I am estimating that 100's of thousands have been effected. "A moderate disruption" huh.... those dorks turned my fine running pc into a paperweight. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

04-22-10, 11:26 AM	#23
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Well I'm supposed to be 'one of those guys' its part of my job here. But the machine affected was my home pc and dident have the adaquate materials to deal with the situation there and tried a bunch of kludge work arounds. After 4 hours of frustration and about 100 reboots I finally just had to walk away from it. Tonight I will be better armed. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

04-22-10, 12:08 PM	#25
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,904 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Go figure, I have always used the AVG Free Virus Program, never any issues, just go a refurbished laptop for work, came with McAfee and boom this happens **** __________________ Back in the Day Last edited by ReallyDedPoet; 04-22-10 at 12:44 PM.

04-22-10, 12:42 PM	#26
sharkbit The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,529 Downloads: 334 Uploads: 0	I'm glad Comcast switched from McAfee a couple of months ago(came free with their internet service), but...... they switched to Norton 360. I don't have the warm fuzzies about them. I haven't had any problems(nor had I with McAfee), but I've heard some not good things about them before. __________________ “Prejudice is blind. There will always be someone who says you aren’t welcome at the table. Stop apologizing for who you are and using all your energy trying to change their minds. Yes, you will lose friends, maybe even family. But you will gain your self-respect. You will know your worth. Once you have that, nothing can stop you.”

04-22-10, 11:43 AM	#24
OneToughHerring Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I know I shouldn't feel "Schadenfreude" (sp?) (happiness over others misfortune), but having gone through this recently I just can't help myself.

04-22-10, 01:16 PM	#27
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,561 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Mi oline banker are offering Kaspersky free for a year.....could be handy for the non gameing rig. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

04-22-10, 05:01 PM	#28
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I use avast but it uses more than 4000kb. The ashWebSv.exe uses 87,624K then there are a few other related processes...So I wonder what I am doing wrong. __________________

04-22-10, 06:01 PM	#30
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	NOD32 = quiet and unobtrusive. Lots of settings and ability to customise scans. Didn't hog resources. Performed regular auto-updates. Found several things hidden in archived zip/rar files that were known to be bad or malicious files (other av didn't). Performed real-time system scanning with unused system resources, as well as the on demand scans etc. It never let any suspect attachments through my email client - and there were a few from people who's webmail had been compromised. On the whole it sat there quietly in the background and did the job. Depending on what was going on out there on the internet, you'd occasionally get 2 or perhaps 3 virus definition updates a day, though usually it was once every few days. I liked it a lot. The only reason I stopped using it was my retail subscription ran out and I've not had the spare income to pay for a decent AV program @ £29.95 Payment for it was online and was simple and quick too. http://www.eset.co.uk/Trial/Home __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

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