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| From: McAfee
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Rating:  71 reviews
Sales Rank: 765
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows Xp
Color: 1-user
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows Vista
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0.1 x 0.1
MPN: VSF08EMB1RUA
Model: VSF08EMB1RUA
UPC: 731944568324
EAN: 0731944568324
ASIN: B000TMHZXE
Release Date: August 27, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 6-10 of 71
 Worst product and Support January 21, 2008
P. G. (Maryland USA)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
After 4 weeks playing with the product and trying to resolve the installation issue still can not get a live support unless you pay $2.95 per minute. When I called the customer service, they asked me to consider them once more and they gave a direct number to call. Guess What? The number linked to the same number as before and no support again. So I am returning this product. Save your money.
 McAfee in one word "Outstanding" February 13, 2008
R. Guerra (PA, USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have used other products in the past to try something else besides McAfee, but nothing even comes close to the best protection, for the best price. This program has an easy to use interface, it doesn't use as much resources as other programs, and it's firewall, virus, and network protection with alerts, keeps me informed if the constant changes to my computer. The Site Advisor lets me know if I am on a true site or fake site used for phishing. I would highly suggest that you get this product.
 adequate & well priced February 8, 2008
N. Wootton
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
We have used NAV, Trend Pcillin and McAfee. We came back to McAfee this year due primarily to price. McAfee seems to have poor customer service compared to the others, but the program is we hope adequate.
I was concerned that the box said there were conflicts with Ad-Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy. We run both of those programs and we still do. We have not noticed conflicts, so I hope they are not reducing McAfee's effectiveness. I do not think it is wise of McAfee to have a built-in conflict with two such extremely popular anti-spyware programs.
I would tell McAfee this directly, but as I said they do not have good customer service.
Works but change the default settings. February 14, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Been using VirusScan for a few years now. Most times it is cheaper to buy the retail package than automatically upgrading through the McAfee site.
The default Firewall configuration is not very helpful. The sections:
Firewall, Security Level is set to "Tight" and should be increased to "Stealth" to block all inbound network connections.
Smart Recommendations gives "Full Access" to any executable it recognizes. Better to Disable Smart Recommendations.
Firewall, Program Permissions. The default Enable Smart Recommendations setting fills this up very quickly. Most programs don't require access to the Internet or they can survive with "Outbound-Access only". I left all the McAfee programs with "Full Access".
The above changes will cause more messages from Mcafee when a program tries to access the Internet. This is much better than the default to automatically give "Full Access".
The SiteSdvisor browser Add-on works well with Google.
e.g. if type micorsoft instead of microsoft, it will put and exclamation sign next to the links in the search results.
However, there is no warning when you type directly into the address bar.
Stable On My Computer April 26, 2008
Bluebird (Lake Ridge, VA USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this product after suffering persistent problems with Norton Internet Security 08 and Norton 360. I just couldn't keep the "autoprotect" and "liveupdate" features from breaking. After a couple re-installs and numerous manual fixes I gave up. The McAfee has been stable and quietly working in the background for a month now.
Is either of these providing better protection than the other? Who knows!
At this point, just not having to fuss with it all the time is good enough.
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