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Rillington · 18-09-2022, 18:51

Norton 360 stopped providing updates when it launched 8.8 for Mac last week - the security log stopped showing anti-virus or vulnerability updates and did not do the post-update scan - so i have been forced to remove it and am currently trialling McAfee Total Protection. Consequently, I need to decide what security programme(s) I need.

Previously I ran Norton 360 with a daily scan with Malwarebytes. However McAfee and Malwarebytes clash, presumably because McAfee seems to be more focussed on malware rather than viruses.

In about three weeks I will see is Norton 360 is now working and if so I would go back to Norton with Malwarebytes free. If not then it's either McAfee or Malwarebytes paid-for because I like to have a real time scanner operating. However the Malwarebytes scans are a lot less comprehensive than the McAfee or Norton scans and I am told that Malwarebytes looks for fewer issues that the other two programmes. If Malwarebytes also offered anti-virus and firewall then I'd go with Malwarebytes but it doesn't.

What do people think I should do - advice/thoughts would be most welcome.

18-09-2022, 18:51	#1
Rillington cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Services: Virgin Media, DAB Posts: 1,157	Norton, McAfee, Malwarebytes Norton 360 stopped providing updates when it launched 8.8 for Mac last week - the security log stopped showing anti-virus or vulnerability updates and did not do the post-update scan - so i have been forced to remove it and am currently trialling McAfee Total Protection. Consequently, I need to decide what security programme(s) I need. Previously I ran Norton 360 with a daily scan with Malwarebytes. However McAfee and Malwarebytes clash, presumably because McAfee seems to be more focussed on malware rather than viruses. In about three weeks I will see is Norton 360 is now working and if so I would go back to Norton with Malwarebytes free. If not then it's either McAfee or Malwarebytes paid-for because I like to have a real time scanner operating. However the Malwarebytes scans are a lot less comprehensive than the McAfee or Norton scans and I am told that Malwarebytes looks for fewer issues that the other two programmes. If Malwarebytes also offered anti-virus and firewall then I'd go with Malwarebytes but it doesn't. What do people think I should do - advice/thoughts would be most welcome.