McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 8.0 Media

...to norton and to date McAfee has proved to be quite effective.

Price:

I paid £29.99 for my version 8 on the high street following a severe infection onmy laptop last year. This appears to be a par price for Antivirus software these days be it Norton, Panda or McAfee.

I guess that £29.99 to £39.99 is to be expected my biggest problem is the need to renew on a yearly basis. I assumed that the Auto updates ...
...Protection:

McAfee VirusScan automatically updates itself with the latest virus definitions on a regular basis you will see this via a tray icon. It runs silently in the background without interrupting, however, this can slow up your pc depending on your spec.

Automatic Cleaning

McAfee Automatically attempts and usually successfully manages to clean infections when malicious threats are detected from viruses, ... more

I have tried several Antivirus packages from freebies to norton and to date McAfee has proved to be quite effective.

Price:

I paid £29.99 for my version 8 on the high street following a severe infection onmy laptop last year. This appears to be a par price for Antivirus software these days be it Norton, Panda or McAfee.

I guess that £29.99 to £39.99 is to be expected my biggest problem is the need to renew on a yearly basis. I assumed that the Auto updates would keep me protected, apparently not!

Features:

AOP or Always-on Protection:

McAfee VirusScan automatically updates itself with the latest virus definitions on a regular basis you will see this via a tray icon. It runs silently in the background without interrupting, however, this can slow up your pc depending on your spec.

Automatic Cleaning

McAfee Automatically attempts and usually successfully manages to clean infections when malicious threats are detected from viruses, worms, Trojans. This can interfere with some active X functions though most are okay.

Instant Message Scanning

For those of you that use Messenger programs such as Yahoo or MSN. McAfee can be used to scan any files received automatically.

Email Scanning

Email and email attachments for most popular email clients, including Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, and others including MSN. It will advise whether files are safe to open or if a virus is detected it is destroyed.

Spyware Detection and Removal

McAfee claims that their product protects from spyware such as key-loggers, Web dialers, pop-ups and adware that can obtain personal data or slow your connection speed. However I have found that spyware is the most noticeable weakness with McAfee as i have ran Spybot S&D and the new microsoft anti spyware beta after scans and several items afterwards.

Service:

I can honestly say that I have not had to contact McAfee via phone or web since installing their product.

Frequent email updates regarding security alerts are made and give good tips of what to avoid.

Ease of Use:

Very easy insert and autoplay will set up for you all you need to decide is how often you would like an auto scan or if you would prefer to do it manually when you see fit.

Verdict:

I think that McAfee have a good Viruscan product here and i have not suffered many problems with it. However, the fact that i have had viruses does not say alot for my McAfee Firewall plus.

I think I may change when my copy expires.

 

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