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.

Re: McAfee Security Scan?
 

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

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.

Re: McAfee Security Scan?
 

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

Re: McAfee Security Scan?
 

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.

Re: McAfee Security Scan?
 

Yep and it seems a bit naughty of adobe to download it by default with their own downloads and updates

Re: McAfee Security Scan?
 

You can download McAfees own uninstall prog for getting rid of that bloatware:

http://majorgeeks.com/McAfee_Consume...ool_d5420.html

Re: McAfee Security Scan?
 

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.

Re: McAfee Security Scan?
 

Just uninstalled it. TVM :tu:

Re: McAfee Security Scan?
 

can you spot the check box ;)


http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/at...1&d=1298657390

Re: McAfee Security Scan?
 

Hmm....I checked in add/remove and McAfee scan wasn't there :confused:

Re: McAfee Security Scan?
 

It normally cycles between Google SpamBar and McCrappy :D