McAfee or AVG

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Blair

I have just taken delivery of a new Dell desktop which came with McAfee anti
virus.
I have used a combination of AVG, Zone Alarm, Spybot and AdAware for rears
and have always been satisfied
Before I uninstall McAfee what is the opinion of others on how good or not
McAfee is?
Blair
 
Blair said:
I have just taken delivery of a new Dell desktop which came with McAfee anti
virus.
I have used a combination of AVG, Zone Alarm, Spybot and AdAware for rears
and have always been satisfied
Before I uninstall McAfee what is the opinion of others on how good or not
McAfee is?
Blair
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It's been several years since I've been tempted to try McAfee products.
Their quality seemed to take a steep nose-dive after they were acquired
by Network Associates.


--

Bruce Chambers

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Blair said:
I have just taken delivery of a new Dell desktop which came with
McAfee anti virus.
I have used a combination of AVG, Zone Alarm, Spybot and AdAware for
rears and have always been satisfied
Before I uninstall McAfee what is the opinion of others on how good
or not McAfee is?
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So how well do you want to be covered? Go read the comparatives at
http://www.av-comparatives.org/. So do you think 90% coverage is good
enough for your comfort or would you like 98%? So how long does all
that *trialware* last that was pre-installed on your pre-built
desktop?
 
Hi Blair:

I too have used Mcaffee for years but I intend to switch in Sept when my
current subscription is up. Mcaffee just seems to have become quite
"bloated" and slow.

Mark
 
Blair said:
I have just taken delivery of a new Dell desktop which came with
McAfee anti virus.
I have used a combination of AVG, Zone Alarm, Spybot and AdAware for
rears and have always been satisfied
Before I uninstall McAfee what is the opinion of others on how good
or not McAfee is?
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I think you're better off uninstalling McAfee and using AVG.
 
Thank you! I always used AVG until I had NSW installed and both times it has totally messed up my computer, even removed my Dragon and screen reader files (to its own Trash, if you please).
I have just taken delivery of a new Dell desktop which came with
McAfee anti virus.
I have used a combination of AVG, Zone Alarm, Spybot and AdAware for
rears and have always been satisfied
Before I uninstall McAfee what is the opinion of others on how good
or not McAfee is?
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I think you're better off uninstalling McAfee and using AVG.
 
Thank you! I always used AVG until I had NSW installed and both times it has
totally messed up my computer, even removed my Dragon and screen reader
files (to its own Trash, if you please).
I have just taken delivery of a new Dell desktop which came with
McAfee anti virus.
I have used a combination of AVG, Zone Alarm, Spybot and AdAware for
rears and have always been satisfied
Before I uninstall McAfee what is the opinion of others on how good
or not McAfee is?
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I hate Norton almost as much as I hate McAfee.
 
Blair said:
I have just taken delivery of a new Dell desktop which came with McAfee
anti virus.
I have used a combination of AVG, Zone Alarm, Spybot and AdAware for rears
and have always been satisfied
Before I uninstall McAfee what is the opinion of others on how good or not
McAfee is?
Blair
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Exactly my solution...but before you remove McAfee

Download and save all the ones you mention above

Disconnect fronm the internet

Uninstall McAfee throught the add/remove folder

Install all the programmes

Reconnect to the Internet

Update all

Worked well for me!!

You may have to check and sort your settings in Outlook Express/Accounts !!

BB
 
So do I. Stay with what you have used in the past and are familiar with the
features. In addition, I would add the free Windows Defender (Beta 2) (since
it is an active spyware blocker and will also enable you to control startup
programs among other things):
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx .
Gene K
| Blair wrote:
|
| > I have just taken delivery of a new Dell desktop which came with
| > McAfee anti virus.
| > I have used a combination of AVG, Zone Alarm, Spybot and AdAware for
| > rears and have always been satisfied
| > Before I uninstall McAfee what is the opinion of others on how good
| > or not McAfee is?
|
|
| I think you're better off uninstalling McAfee and using AVG.
|
|
| --
| Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
| Please reply to the newsgroup
|
|
 
Ditto!!
Oh, my. You should read about the problems people are having with the BETA
defender.
 
correction: Spyware Blaster...I had problems with "Doctor" too.
Ditto!!
Oh, my. You should read about the problems people are having with the BETA
defender.
 
Odd, I have not viewed many postings about that particular problem
subject!!! Like the WGA, anything Microsoft provides brings out a lot of
problem posters who complain endlessly about problems that most don't
experience or find. Must be a BS in that field available from somewhere!
Please elucidate on anything you consider serious.

Gene K
| Oh, my. You should read about the problems people are having with the
BETA
| defender.
|
|
| | > So do I. Stay with what you have used in the past and are familiar with
| > the
| > features. In addition, I would add the free Windows Defender (Beta 2)
| > (since
| > it is an active spyware blocker and will also enable you to control
| > startup
| > programs among other things):
| > http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
| > .
| > Gene K
| > | > | Blair wrote:
| > |
| > | > I have just taken delivery of a new Dell desktop which came with
| > | > McAfee anti virus.
| > | > I have used a combination of AVG, Zone Alarm, Spybot and AdAware for
| > | > rears and have always been satisfied
| > | > Before I uninstall McAfee what is the opinion of others on how good
| > | > or not McAfee is?
| > |
| > |
| > | I think you're better off uninstalling McAfee and using AVG.
| > |
| > |
| > | --
| > | Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
| > | Please reply to the newsgroup
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|
 
Agreed. Please provide some proof, rather than come across as a general
microsoft basher.

I used Adaware and Spydoctor for years. When MS first brought out
Defender, I found it buggy and inaccurate, but the latest version does
everything Adaware and Spydoctor does, with a lot less interaction on my
part. When I first installed it, I regularly ran the other 2 as well,
and found that Defender missed nothing. I have had no problems of any
sort with it.

Gene said:
Odd, I have not viewed many postings about that particular problem
subject!!! Like the WGA, anything Microsoft provides brings out a lot of
problem posters who complain endlessly about problems that most don't
experience or find. Must be a BS in that field available from somewhere!
Please elucidate on anything you consider serious.


| Oh, my. You should read about the problems people are having with the
BETA
| defender.
|
|
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--
Rob

"It's almost like there's a record full of incomprehensible bullshit
playing in your mind 24/7, and you put the needle down randomly and
whatever it picks up, you just type it up in an email and shoot it off
to me, usually mid-sentence."
 
I merely found the Beta program seriously lacking, not reporting to me, nor could I find out what it was doing/finding, etc. And it just wasn't stable compared to what I have been using, so I removed it.

All of my problems are now resolved, save for one with my ZoomText not reading to me. Grrrr

That is not an XP Pro problem, I'm sure. But, HP is very concerned about my computer being so new and having had all of the problems I've had--I've owned computers since 1978, and never had such wobbly events.
Odd, I have not viewed many postings about that particular problem
subject!!! Like the WGA, anything Microsoft provides brings out a lot of
problem posters who complain endlessly about problems that most don't
experience or find. Must be a BS in that field available from somewhere!
Please elucidate on anything you consider serious.

Gene K
| Oh, my. You should read about the problems people are having with the
BETA
| defender.
|
|
| | > So do I. Stay with what you have used in the past and are familiar with
| > the
| > features. In addition, I would add the free Windows Defender (Beta 2)
| > (since
| > it is an active spyware blocker and will also enable you to control
| > startup
| > programs among other things):
| > http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
| > .
| > Gene K
| > | > | Blair wrote:
| > |
| > | > I have just taken delivery of a new Dell desktop which came with
| > | > McAfee anti virus.
| > | > I have used a combination of AVG, Zone Alarm, Spybot and AdAware for
| > | > rears and have always been satisfied
| > | > Before I uninstall McAfee what is the opinion of others on how good
| > | > or not McAfee is?
| > |
| > |
| > | I think you're better off uninstalling McAfee and using AVG.
| > |
| > |
| > | --
| > | Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
| > | Please reply to the newsgroup
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|
 
Blair said:
I have just taken delivery of a new Dell desktop which came with McAfee
anti virus.
I have used a combination of AVG, Zone Alarm, Spybot and AdAware for rears
and have always been satisfied
Before I uninstall McAfee what is the opinion of others on how good or not
McAfee is?
Blair
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Hello Blair
If you are not a beta tester and you do not have an additional computer to
test on, then stay away from beta products - or expect to have your one and
only computer not working at times.
There are of other antispy progs to choose from, like

Paid for-
Spyware Detector
Spy Sweeper
Spyware Doctor

Free-
Ad-Aware
Spybot search and destroy
Windows Defender

Although the free ones are not as good at detecting/removing spyware and
they do not have the largest of Detection Databases compared to the paid
for, at least two will help to cover each others backs.
MS do not disclose the size of their database - probably explains why its
detection rate is not much better than 68% - but a bit better than Ad-Aware
and Spybot.
Re Defender, it has been mentioned that on first launch, it can be a bit
daunting and confusing if you get bombarded with a number of alerts and
warnings, with no explanation as to what to do next - scan or sort the
warnings?
It is said that prevention is better than cure, and I would say that Spyware
Blaster is very good at doing that.

The choice is yours ;-)
Rgds
Antioch
 
I have just taken delivery of a new Dell desktop which came with
McAfee anti virus.
I have used a combination of AVG, Zone Alarm, Spybot and AdAware for
rears and have always been satisfied
Before I uninstall McAfee what is the opinion of others on how good or
not McAfee is?
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Same scenario for me.

IMO, McAfee is buggy, intrusive, performance-degrading, and difficult to
uninstall. (Even after uninstalling, I had to use msconfig to stop vestiges
from launching at start-up.)

I ended up using your combination (AVG, Zone Alarm, Spybot and AdAware) and
am generally satisfied.
 
Gene K said:
Odd, I have not viewed many postings about that particular problem
subject!!! Like the WGA, anything Microsoft provides brings out a lot of
problem posters who complain endlessly about problems that most don't
experience or find. Must be a BS in that field available from somewhere!
Please elucidate on anything you consider serious.
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Windows Defender in it's current version is much improved, but some people
are still having problems with updating the definitions (and engine).

Also, if you're on a network that updates machines through SUS that won't
work. You would have to switch to WSUS.
 
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