McAfee VirusScan 2006 Version 10.0 [Old Version]
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44 Customer Reviews Posted
- Resource Hog - Turns a Pentium4 into a 486
- I came here specifically to save others from the experience I went through. I purchased a brand new PC from Dell which had McAfee preinstalled on it (30 day trial). In addition, I had purchased a 3-user pack of VirusScan 2006 to use after the trial period. I thought that all virus programs were the same (I am a prior Norton customer).
I was wrong.
Understand that a brand new PC should be FAST. This was a dual core 3GHz machine (Dimension 9150) with 1GB of RAM. It had no other commercial software installed other than what was included from Dell and the Firefox web browser.
I quickly found that browsing websites and sending email was a mind-numbingly painful experience. In fact the whole PC seemed incredibly sluggish. The endless delays and hang-ups while supposedly McAfee did it's "back ground magic" were insufferable. I mean it - this software will absolutely cause you to want to punch the computer screen.
Since my emails were hangin and the sluggishness seemed to center around "all things internet" I at once suspected McAfee.
As soon as I uninstalled the McAfee Security Center and VirusScan software it was like a veil had been lifted from my PC (no other change, mind you - just removing the software). It:
- booted faster
- sent emails instantly with no delays on incoming or outgoing
- loaded programs like Internet Explorer and Firefox almost instantaneously
- loaded web pages faster by a factor of 10
Folks - this is not a joke. Stay FAR FAR away from this software. Get ANYTHING ELSE. Anything at all - just do NOT put this software in your PC. And if you do, come back here afterwards and tell these other people that I was right so that they don't make the same mistake.
If you get this software for FREE throw it away. I bought a three-pack of licenses for my home PCs and I am going to give it to someone I dislike. I hope you understand the passion that I have about this product and the pain it caused me to make me want to disrupt my day and post this review. Good day. - 2006-02-09, 6 of 8 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Horrible little company
- How many stages of "it just does not work!" do you want to hear about MCAFEE Viruscan? (2006 version 10.0)
How about loading it onto the computer...and NOT being able to in any way download the first or any other updates. And the slowdown of the computer... intermittent freezes and os crashes...
How about the 30 day money back guarantee stated on the back of the box......which I would have taken advantage of... but I said...what the heck, it comes with a 40 DOLLAR rebate which is what I paid for the thing at STAPLES office store...40 DOLLARS for the VirusScan that is....which is due any day now... so perhaps I can work with it and get something out of it., get the rebate, and at least use the CD for a nice drink coaster.
Then six weeks goes by...and I received a printed mass mailed type of postcard saying my rebate was ineligible and incorrect and only partially completed.
I took a full hour to carefully read the (seemingly) volumes of instructions, caveats, disclaimers, and warnings about the rebate and its process. After checking it over with my fiancé, who is a LEGAL SECRETARY at a nearby firm, we sent it all in... receipts, numbers, parts of the box, etc. A real pain in the butt rebate to complete.
After painstakingly and carefully going to all that trouble, just this denial postcard shows up.
This has been one HORRIBLE company for me... Last year, I WAS running a Mcafee product when my hard drive was invaded and taken over before a crash... have still not recovered the data. The program never saw or indicated an invader, TROJAN, or whatever. Useless, nonworking piece of junk in my not so humble opinion..
STILL want to buy Mcafee VirusScan? Save time and your effort and walk to bathroom...lift toilet lid...drop two twenties into tank...flush twice.
Recap...the full promised price rebate is the HOOK for the sale for Viruscan..
The 30 day money back guarantee on the box back is the net. This gives a feeling of security if you are doubtful about all the bad reviews you have read about McAfee on Amazon.
The nonworking up dater and the impotent protection is the product itself that you are stuck with.
. The final insult and the GOTCHA! is the cheesy postcard arriving well past guarantee expirations for returns, saying basically, no dice, pal. Gotcher money, and ya ain't gettin' it back.
This was my experience, but another freebie download from the company site a year or two ago gave me great trouble in removing it from my hard drive. I had to manually delete the files and folders myself. And it seemed to interfere with normal functioning of the rest of my programs.
I recommend the corporate version of Symantec antivirus, and an old version of Norton Internet Security. (the 2001 program).
Bear in mind that Virus protection is a weak solution to computer security... ANY virus protection. The real vulnerable part of XP and 2000 Windows is the policy control by profiles... better password protect the administrator profile. ESPECIALLY if you are running or have installed on 2000 or XP the Internet Information Server option, which basically makes your computer open and extremely vulnerable to the internet world at large. I recommend Uninstalling the IIS option unless you are in a company network. VERY dangerous piece of software.
Again to sum up, virus protection is one small part of your vulnerability to the internet. There are free virus programs out there...although probably not as good as Symantec. Anti spyware is also available that is very effective from many companies. Get one. And the firewall is great if you know how to use one. I recommend Sygate and old Norton firewalls if you can run them. Set up your windows profiles and security policies carefully. Do not open emails if you do not ultimately trust the sender. Password protect the profile you run during internet sessions. Get a router between your connection to the net and your modem. Password protect IT. Uninstall the Internet Information Server optional program from your Windows Operating System. If all else fails, keep your valuable and irreplaceable files backed up onto something. - 2006-02-07, 6 of 8 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- You are buying a bug not a antivirus software
- By seeing the ad. in deals2buy.com, I purchased this software and it never worked, I installed thrice and end result is same. Tried to seek help from the customer care the only solution they provided was to reinstall and it didn't worked out and I ended up in sending it back. I made a mistake and wasted my time, Please learn from my mistake.
- 2006-02-02, 4 of 7 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- An awful product - save your money!
- This is the absolutely worst antivirus product ever. It required six installs/uninstalls to make it even take in the system, and McAfee has the worst customer service in the business. I was waiting in queue for two hours and got a "chat" technician who finally said he had no solution. To actually talk to someone, they charge you $40! What an outrage!! If you are thinking McAfee or Symantec for your Internet Security, take the advice of someone burned -- stay away from McAfee at all costs! Symantec has its issues, but the support and product are far, far superior to this rubbish.
- 2006-01-24, 5 of 7 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- This product is a joke.
- This did not catch the virus that infected my system before it got in and could not locate it with it's Virus Scan after infection. I have turned it off because it's such a resource hog and I rely on the free protection that comes with my browser.
I also could not get the rebate that was promoted when I purchased the product even though I provided the requested documentation and their customer service and help facilities are of little, if any, use. I advise everyone to stay away from this company and their products. - 2006-01-24, 7 of 8 people found this review helpful, Rated:
