McAfee Security Center

[Psychoreo]

Is it just me or does this scan take WAAAAYYY too long??

[Gearhead Geek]

Is it just me or does this scan take WAAAAYYY too long??

Scan? You realize it's just scrolling random text on your screen and not actually doing anything right :lol:

[Psychoreo]

lol wouldn't be surprised...it was free

[jessickascarling]

mcafee... :palm:

get kaspersky or if you really want something free... use this:

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

[Psychoreo]

I just DL'd something quick. This thing sucks... and I'm not up on my software knowledge....

[jessickascarling]

that's okay... i'm not really either, i just happened to be in the market a few months ago for a new security center.

[Gearhead Geek]

mcafee... :palm:

get kaspersky or if you really want something free... use this:

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

Hate to say it, but garbage. Kaspersky is ok, but never been a fan of their UI myself, bit of a resource hog too. Eset ftw.

[drdabbles]

Scan? You realize it's just scrolling random text on your screen and not actually doing anything right :lol:

Now, now. It's also removing critical system files. :lol:

mcafee... :palm:

get kaspersky or if you really want something free... use this:

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

Security Essentials has been consistently reviewed as the worst product available. Being fast doesn't matter if your product SUCKS.

Hate to say it, but garbage. Kaspersky is ok, but never been a fan of their UI myself, bit of a resource hog too. Eset ftw.

Eset FTW indeed. :up:

[Psychoreo]

Free? My kids/ex wife/car get all my cash :(

[ishredNH]

Hate to say it, but garbage. Kaspersky is ok, but never been a fan of their UI myself, bit of a resource hog too. Eset ftw.

I need to renew my anti virus subscription. Are u saaaaaaaaaying I should try Eset? I have trend micro antivirus. It's been solid buuuut im always open to new and better things :)

[Seraphinwolf]

Also interested in this Eset... More info. Too lazy to search right now.

[Gearhead Geek]

http://www.eset.com

[Oscar_Meyer]

to me anything at this point that says "security center" may as well be installing AOL on UR pc...

When I run anti-virus software that is ALL IT DOES.. anti-virus stuff.

I try to avoid anything that adds what I perceive to be a useless process to my PC.. yeah yeah processors after bigger, faster and more powerful and the software developers KNOW IT so they load up what they make with all sorts of swill to charge U more and weight down UR PC IMHO...

It's like a doctor who sells U the cure for the disease he gave U..

[AExiOn]

mcafee... :palm:

get kaspersky or if you really want something free... use this:

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

I am running kaspersky right now, just for ****s and giggles. So far I would say its one of the better products. Catches most of the **** that comes through web browsers (notice I dont say IE, because it happens in firefox too)

Microsoft security essentials actually helped me out a few days ago at a client. Malwarebytes couldn't find any viruses, however it picked up some crap in the content.ie5 folder hidden deep within the user's profile. Even though the virus wasn't serious at all, and never showed its ugly face to me like it did to two users. The program at least gave me something to show to the client.

Nod32 is a nice little AV client, I dont really mind it at all, though I haven't had too much experience with it, it was only a few years ago when I first saw it. I felt the GUI would just fall apart in my hands. It did point me in the direction I needed to go to delete the virus... manually
Plus the whole crappy image of the android on the box thing.. kinda turned me the other direction.. I might as well drink Svedka Vodka
http://208.116.9.205/10/content/19765/1.jpg

Free buddy, you want frees??

For the past ... ok sense 2003 I have been running Avira (free version)
www.free-av.com (http://www.free-av.com)

Though the past year they are starting to go down hill imo. Active scanner doesn't pickup all the crap that floats through a web browser anymore as it used to, kaspersky picks up on a few more things :( why I am running it now. Its a decent anti virus, and for it being free, I would take this over AVG (also free) any day

stay away from mcafee and symantec
My company forces symantec and trend micro onto clients.. I ****ing hate it, but I guess its job security when I need to remove viruses from user's PCs..

But no anti virus is the best except for this one,

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v171/84/125/650422581/n650422581_281898_6977.jpg

**** can still get infected, its just how much you can block and prevent, all while not bogging down your system with a POS program like mcafee and symantec endpoint

[Bu11dogg2]

I have Mcafee and I hate it

Constant renewal pop-ups and slows my computer to a halt once it expires.

[kburnell]

I have Mcafee and I hate it

Constant renewal pop-ups and slows my computer to a halt once it expires.

Yea, the consumer version blows...it slows down the pc tons. I don't seem to have any problems with the enterprise version on my desktop :)

[drdabbles]

The tragic point everyone needs to remember about Antivirus (Other than Kaspersky, Norton, and McAfee are ****) is that it's only a moderate second line of defense. Antivirus these days is only really useful for 0-day exploits (which Eset has been rated #1 at catching for several years now), and virus removal. And frankly, the only real way to get rid of a virus is to flatten the PC and completely reinstall. Nagware removal should always start with removing the user's IE cache directory (or FF/Chrome/Opera/That crappy Apple Browser :lol:)...so Microsoft's product simply scans a more thorough list of files, but the industry standards for testing viruses caught still shows them at the bottom of the heap.

Most infections these days come from legitimate sites that have been quietly compromised. All of the major ones have fallen victim to this- Microsoft, Yahoo, Facebook, MySpace, etc. If you want to be safe, run a script blocker browsing extension, a Flash blocker, and a pop-up blocker. That'll prevent most automated attacks. Antivirus should only be scanning files that you download at that point...and it's up to the user not to download crap for crap sites unfortunately.

[SRTie4k]

Drdabbles, I don't know where you get your antivirus detection rate information but MSE is definitely above average for detection rate and malware protection. It's also a heck of a lot more lightweight than almost any other AV out there, at least in my case. It's consistently received pretty good praise for what it is - a free, lightweight AV product.

[Psychoreo]

If you want to be safe, run a script blocker browsing extension, a Flash blocker, and a pop-up blocker. That'll prevent most automated attacks.

Have any software suggestions/preferred programs?

[AExiOn]

Adaware had a nice pop up blocker for their paid software.. I havent used it in 5 years though

I also remember peer guardian having the ability to block add IP addresses, tried it again in win 7, didn't work, gave up to drink more beer.


You could wrap your computer, modem, router, all network cables, and the attenas on wireless routers with condoms. That will protect you from viruses when they come in and try to **** you

[jonny-rockets]

Drdabbles, I don't know where you get your antivirus detection rate information but MSE is definitely above average for detection rate and malware protection. It's also a heck of a lot more lightweight than almost any other AV out there, at least in my case. It's consistently received pretty good praise for what it is - a free, lightweight AV product.


I've read a couple reviews praising it as well (comparing it to the other free options). I have it installed on one machine, and haven't had problems, but I should also mention that I don't use that machine often.

I probably should also mention that I don't ever have problems with this type of stuff.

Know what you click on. Know what you install. Stay up to date with patches and hotfixes for you OS. Goes a long way.

Until of course, McAffee totally ****s itself over by labeling the svchost.exe binary as malicious. After that happened I lose a lot of faith in McAffee and their troubleshooting / testing abilities.

[jonny-rockets]

I also remember peer guardian having the ability to block add IP addresses, tried it again in win 7, didn't work, gave up to drink more beer.



the project got picked up by peerblock (http://www.peerblock.com/)