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Summary: How can one program do so much?
Review: This is an all in one. Firewall (with Visual Trace..very cool- shows where packets are coming from), VirusScan, Internet Security with ad blocking, pop-up blocking, parental controls, cookie blocking...I am running it on WinXP (P4 @2ghz., 512mb ram, 80g hd.) with a Verizon DSL line. I highly recommend checking the McAfee forum prior to installing for installation and troubleshooting tips. As it is a complex program, you should prepare your computer for its installation by removing any remnants of prior McAfee VirusScan/Firewall installations or any other virus scan/firewall products. The McAfee website will give you instructions. Highly recommended!
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Summary: Two thumbs down.......1/2 a star.........
Review: This is the second Mcafee "bundle" of software utilities that I bought and which did not work. Made things worse!
My biggest complaint is that you can't really determine how good or bad this product really is, due to the fact that it SUCKS THE LIFE right out of your pc.
My P4-2.2Ghz appeared to be locked up, but the mouse still moved.
Bringing up TASK MGR I was able to kill off the Mcafee processes and regain control of my pc. In fact, the cpu processing usage dropped from 100% down to 20 or 30%, as soon as the mcafee processes were stopped.
I recommend either Norton Systemworks 2003 Pro or else V-com Systemsuite 5.0. Both a very similar in functioning and features. I have used both Norton systemworks and
V-com Systemsuite and both work great, detect/remove virus', defrag and repair drive problems.
Note:Systemsuite 5 gives you a firewall, whereas Norton systemworks 2003 pro does not. For Norton's firewall, you must buy anothere package.
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Summary: I didn't think one could get worse than Norton 2002/03
Review: This is the worst peice of trash I have ever put on my computer. It doesn't update, it doesn't protect against viruses, it doesn't stop trojon attacks. NOTHING! I hate typing in a stupid password everytime I log in! I just want to play some silly games people! I don't need this password [stuff]. I know for a fact that the instant you get online hackers are ready to break your password. IT DOESN"T WORK PEOPLE! The online update is a joke, you spend an hour getting it to download 900 KILO bytes you heard me KILO bytes-and then only to be given one of those stupid pop up messages saying "do you want to install and run this program" and the certificate is outdated by two weeks! GET WITH THE PROGRAM< MCAFEE, we don't need to see these [stupid] messages at all-and for updating a security program for gosh sakes! This is the thing the experts warn us about and you require us to say "YES" to the pop up. NO WAY I'm just going to return your product were I got it and go back to NOrton, they aren't great, but they are better than you!
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Summary: Sounds like a great idea but....
Review: This program didn't work even once for me. It took 5 trips to the help website just to get it loaded as it would freeze my computer at startup. Then after it was loaded my computer was very unstable and wouldn't let me access the web most of the time. The help website is very polite but just recommends different "fixes" based on how your complaint fits into a algorithm. ...
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Summary: Blocks WAY too much
Review: We purchased this product after we subscribed to a DSL service and were flooded with pop-up adds even when our browser was closed. While this product certainly stopped that, it has been a complete pain in the arse to browse the internet with. It prevents us from accessing our e-mail account with SBC unless we turn off both the security and the firewall (what's the point then?!) and it prevents us from accessing web sites that we want to access. Supposedly, we should be able to add those sites to a safe list, but even after doing so, we're unable to access the sites unless we disable the product in its entirety.I've spent more time trying to adjust our personal settings with McAfee than I spent dealing with pop-up adds. As much as it kills me that we wasted $75.00, I am going out today to buy Norton's product. We just can't handle this product any more. In all fairness to McAfee, from an installation standpoint, the product worked great. We had no problems with Windows XP, nor did we experience any slow-down with our laptop.
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Summary: Firewall had leaks-finds viruses after they infect PC.
Review: Whenever I install a new, untested firewall I got to the Shields Up! website to test for vulnerabilities and open ports: https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 I also do this on a monthly basis as a security measure for my PC. When testing this product AFTER configuring the firewall for maximum security and ensuring I had no applications using any open ports, McAfee had 3 PORTS that were shown as OPEN when tested by Shields Up!, not as stealthed, not as even closed. According to the Shields Up! website, the firewall at the very least should have notiifed me of open port(s). It didn't. Also, I setup the antirvirus for real-time protection and automatic updating. Yet, whenever I did a weekly virus scan, it found new viruses. These viruses were not discovered AS they were introduced to my system, only after the fact in a routine scan, during which time they could have attached themselves to emails or damaged important files. I have since installed a FREE firewall, now all of my ports are now fully stealthed. Another antivirus program found TWO undiscovered viruses after I uninstalled McAfee. I went to the store and got my money back.
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Summary: You're buying trouble for yourself when you purchase this!
Review: Worst software product ever. Here are the problems McAfee Internet Security has created for me: Internet Explorer windows I close remain in task bar and won't disappear unless I hit control, alt, delete (not once but twice, pausing so I don't accidentally send my computer into a reboot). My computer also won't shut down properly anymore. I used to be able to walk away after hitting "shut down" and it would automatically shut down and turn off, but now I have to sit there and watch for a McAfee error screen to pop up so I can once again click on "shut down". Virus scan ties up the computer for hours because of constant pop-ups that require a "yes" or "no" response. So you must SIT THERE AND WATCH IT DO ITS VIRUS SCAN FOR HOURS. McAfee support...what support? Their live-chat help link doesn't work. And when I emailed them a list of my problems, then sent me to their website's FAQ list which didn't list my particular questions. Since I'm not about to spend $2.95 per minute to call them for help, I will simply uninstall this program and never buy another McAfee product. Don't be enticed by McAfee's big rebates like I was, check out Innoculate It and Zonelabs products instead.
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