24-02-2011, 21:03
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McAfee Security Scan?
Got this installed on my desktop when I updated my Adobe Flash player the other day. Does anyone know what it does and if it's any good?
TVM as always.
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24-02-2011, 21:11
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Re: McAfee Security Scan?
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Got this installed on my desktop when I updated my Adobe Flash player the other day. Does anyone know what it does and if it's any good?
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did the same to me a few weeks back ,i just stopped the scan and uninstalled ,it's just a bit of free advertising for mcafee curtesy of adobe ,next time uncheck the veeerry little box that is reeaaly hard to see on the adobe site
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24-02-2011, 21:17
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Re: McAfee Security Scan?
Dump it! You can uninstall it from add/remove programs.
I use Avira free.
I'm quite happy with it apart from the occasional nag screens it sends with the updates. I think you can block them by blocking avnotify.exe in your firewall.
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24-02-2011, 21:21
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Re: McAfee Security Scan?
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Dump it! You can uninstall it from add/remove programs.
I use Avira free.
I'm quite happy with it apart from the occasional nag screens it sends with the updates. I think you can block them by blocking avnotify.exe in your firewall.
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I don't use macafee but i've heard it's a hog on the system .The program Osem downloaded would probably give false results and recommend purchasing the full version
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24-02-2011, 21:50
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Re: McAfee Security Scan?
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I don't use macafee but i've heard it's a hog on the system .The program Osem downloaded would probably give false results and recommend purchasing the full version
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McAfee was preinstalled on my laptop. While it seemed to perform well, it wasn't until the trial ran out and I uninstalled it that I realised how much of a resource hog it was.
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24-02-2011, 22:05
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Re: McAfee Security Scan?
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McAfee was preinstalled on my laptop. While it seemed to perform well, it wasn't until the trial ran out and I uninstalled it that I realised how much of a resource hog it was.
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Yep and it seems a bit naughty of adobe to download it by default with their own downloads and updates
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25-02-2011, 00:25
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Re: McAfee Security Scan?
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Yep and it seems a bit naughty of adobe to download it by default with their own downloads and updates
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Agreed. I updated to flash 10.2 the other day and don't remember seeing the McAfee box to untick it so doubtless it's back again.
I guess Adobe cop a few extra pennies every time someone forgets and downloads it.
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25-02-2011, 14:18
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Re: McAfee Security Scan?
Just uninstalled it. TVM 
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25-02-2011, 18:12
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Re: McAfee Security Scan?
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Agreed. I updated to flash 10.2 the other day and don't remember seeing the McAfee box to untick it so doubtless it's back again.
I guess Adobe cop a few extra pennies every time someone forgets and downloads it.
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can you spot the check box 
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25-02-2011, 21:37
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Re: McAfee Security Scan?
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can you spot the check box
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Hmm....I checked in add/remove and McAfee scan wasn't there 
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25-02-2011, 22:05
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Re: McAfee Security Scan?
It normally cycles between Google SpamBar and McCrappy 
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