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    McAfee Question

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by jerkyboy, Oct 23, 2009.

  1. jerkyboy

    jerkyboy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do I need to keep the "On-Access Scan" enabled, and does it take up a lot of memory resources while running?? If I deselect it, any potential downside?
     
    jerkyboy, Oct 23, 2009
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  2. gerryf19

    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    Need to? No. A lot of memory. Not a lot, but some. Downside? No real time scanning.

    Simple rule. If McAfee is working, leave it be.
     
    gerryf19, Oct 23, 2009
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  3. jerkyboy

    jerkyboy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks, I'll leave it be ;)
     
    jerkyboy, Oct 23, 2009
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  4. DarkSilver

    DarkSilver MSI Afterburner

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    McAfee is 1 of the lousiest Internet Security or Anti-virus, especially those Enterprise versions.
    I don't like it as it slowdown the System gradually.
    Norton, Kaspersky and Avira did better. I mean they didn't slowdown the System and have superb detection rate.
     
    DarkSilver, Oct 24, 2009
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  5. yuyi64

    yuyi64 Notebook Consultant

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    Do yourself a favor and get rid of McAfee altogether. Even the free AVs and free antispyware apps do a better job than McAfee!
     
    yuyi64, Oct 24, 2009
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    jerkyboy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do I really even need it running all the time. My netbook has Vista and I have the firewall set at the factory settings. Will Vista warn me of any potential threats? Also, I should be getting my free upgrade to Windows 7 soon and am wondering how the security is with that system.

    thanks
     
    jerkyboy, Oct 26, 2009
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  7. Just Lou

    Just Lou Notebook Evangelist

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    As others have suggested, get rid of McAfee. If I buy I system and it is installed on it, it's the first thing I remove. I couldn't imagine running that program on a netbook. Free programs such as Avast or Microsoft Security Essentials will run MUCH better on a netbook.
     
    Just Lou, Oct 28, 2009
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