Antivirus Software from McAffee

I was a little shocked initially when I got my i6k and found McAffee Antivirus junkware on my Laptop. I am a Norton fan forever. Furthermore, I noticed that the laptop was running so much slower compared to the DV1000 which I had stripped all of the junkware away. I am in the process of stripping all of that on my current laptop.

I just removed McAffee Suite and installed Norton Antivirus alone. An amazing improvement in performance with just that. I have also switched to the Windows firewall and Zone Alarm Firewall. Has anyone noticed slowdown with McAffee? It stunningly slows the computer to a crawl. I couldn't stand it any longer.

Dell Inspiron 6000
1.6 GHZ Centrino (Sonoma)
WUXGA 15.4" WS
512 MB RAM
60 GB HD
Wireless B/G
DVD/CD-RW
9 Cell Battery x 2
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Palmone Tungsten C/WIFI

 

I've been using macfee a long time and like it a lot. I've never had a virus get past it and its always run smoothly without issue. As far as performance my computer is so fast I never notice anything but....when I benchmark my computer I've done it with macafee on and off and there is very little difference which leads me to think its not that much of a resource hog. A couple years ago I had tried Norton and didn't like it but thats just me. When friends ask me what to do I recommend both but tell them which I use myself. They are the leaders in their industry and competitive.

Compaq R3000T (CTO)
P4 Desktop 3.0GHz w/HT
2 X 1024MB RAM
Radeon 9600 128MB
60GB 7,200RPM HD
AquaMark3: 24,257, 3DMark03: 3,115

 

I cannot explain it but I have had no problems after I uninstalled it. It may have been some subtle settings that I was not aware. I have no familiarity with the software and have had no problems since getting rid of the software (Free 90 Day trial packaged with Dell).

Dell Inspiron 6000
1.6 GHZ Centrino (Sonoma)
WUXGA 15.4" WS
512 MB RAM
60 GB HD
Wireless B/G
DVD/CD-RW
9 Cell Battery x 2
Mozilla Firefox Browser
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Palmone Tungsten C/WIFI