Is McAFee a good product?

[dallas]

IT experts please help
so i tested some internet security softwares, so far the other software block bad connection only small amount. McAFee block the highest amount bad connection

[Auraplayer (Stir Crazy)]

It used to be. Now, even the creator of that software loathed it, so yeah: if the software's so bad that even the creator got disgusted by his own creation, then that's a giant red flag.

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Messaggio originale di someone called the doctor ?:

IT experts please help
so i tested some internet security softwares, so far the other software block bad connection only small amount. McAFee block the highest amount bad connection

Does it swallow as much RAM?

Some AV software are unnecessary bloatware like Norton.

I've never tried McAfee.

I use malwarebytes which uses minimal RAM / CPU & disk space.

The mbamtray processes isn't as intensive.

[dallas]

Messaggio originale di Robin3sk:

Messaggio originale di someone called the doctor ?:

IT experts please help
so i tested some internet security softwares, so far the other software block bad connection only small amount. McAFee block the highest amount bad connection

Does it swallow as much RAM?

Some AV software are unnecessary bloatware like Norton.

I've never tried McAfee.

I use malwarebytes which uses minimal RAM / CPU & disk space.

The mbamtray processes isn't as intensive.

:yinyangflip:

is malwarebyte antivirus level or internet security level or more advanced?

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Messaggio originale di someone called the doctor ?:

Messaggio originale di Robin3sk:

Does it swallow as much RAM?

Some AV software are unnecessary bloatware like Norton.

I've never tried McAfee.

I use malwarebytes which uses minimal RAM / CPU & disk space.

The mbamtray processes isn't as intensive.

is malwarebyte antivirus level or internet security level or more advanced?

MWB offers AV / malware security.

The premium version offers real-time protection and other web options.

[dallas]

Messaggio originale di Robin3sk:

Messaggio originale di someone called the doctor ?:

is malwarebyte antivirus level or internet security level or more advanced?

MWB offers AV / malware security.

The premium version offers real-time protection and other web options.

:yinyangflip:

thank you

[Mod Sloth]

McAfee and Norton are resource hogs. I was using Panda before I gave up on AV. Malwarebytes is supposed to be pretty good, though I've never used it. Avast is another one that routinely lands on top 10 lists. It didn't cause to me any real problems when I used it (years ago).

[Spawn of Totoro]

https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/

Here is a list of AV scores from an independent company.

I like Kaspersky myself, but McAfee seems to be tied, score wise.

I don't consider malwarebytes an AV program, just an anti-malware program. I run both on my system. If I didn't have a life time premium license for MWB, I wouldn't be using it as we have had issues where the real time protection wouldn't start or kept turning off, with no help other then "wait for a patch" from the developer... and several patches latter, it still does it on my wife's computer, so we removed it.

MWB isn't even listed in those tests.

[Captain Pentium]

Mcafee barely catches anything, slows my computer down more than any other av, and they automatically renewed the service despite me deliberately stating not to. It makes Norton look like a godsend.

[dibil]

mcafee is trash. like seriously trash. its bad. and thats a fact.
if you want actual virus protection, go with MBAM. the free version of MBAM is basically a search & kill tool, only the premium version has realtime protection but i have MBAM free version and im fine with it.
MBAM will detect most things on scans.
i said most. not all.
but theres Malwarebytes AdwCleaner, which is use too, and it can detect things that MBAM doesnt. MBAM and Malwarebytes Adwcleaner is often all you need, if youre kinda paranoid you can go with ESET or HitmanPro, ive heard those are also some pretty good search & kill tools that cover up the few things that malwarebytes itself cant catch on its own.

[jahpeg]

If you're sixty years old, sure.

[L7vanmatre]

McAfee thought Treasure Planet was a virus. A hard disk of Battle at Procyon.

Honestly I don't think antiviruses are "needed", as long as you keep good security cautions yourself. But if someone, say, wants to surf unofficial GMod/TF2/CS:S/CS:GO servers, they might actually need an antivirus.

Avast made Win10 screw up a long time ago so I stopped using it and I never used it again.

[Mitz]

McAfee is terrible. Everytime I see someone asking about it, I tell them to look up about the time the program went crazy and shut down entire schools, businesses and even hospitals. It did the same thing to my computer years ago and I never used it since.

[Longhaul]

There is a video of John McAfee telling you how to uninstall McAfee so.... No it is not lol

[Radical Left Lunatic]

Messaggio originale di Daynox:

There is a video of John McAfee telling you how to uninstall McAfee so.... No it is not lol

Jon McAfee is basically a paranoid hipie and scammer. He came up with McAfee anti virus before the internet was even really a thing and made up or exagerated viruses to sell his product. He came up with it to fund his need for drugs and his paranoid mobile lifestyle. He has not been associated with McAfee antivirus for around two decades and has been arrested for varying and numerous charges many times. The man is a good example of why you should stay away from drugs lol.

[Jazz]

Always hated McAfee, it slowed my computer down to a crawl and was a bloody pain to uninstall. Don't really like Avast or Panda either. Windows Defender+Malwarebytes+Adblock is currently my favorite combination (which are all free and work pretty well). I also like how Malwarebytes gives you a free week long premium trial every now and then.