McAfee Security Scan?

Osem · 24-02-2011, 21:03

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.

24-02-2011, 21:11

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Originally Posted by Osem

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.

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

Mick Fisher · 24-02-2011, 21:17

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.

24-02-2011, 21:21

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Originally Posted by Mick Fisher

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.

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

Mick Fisher · 24-02-2011, 21:50

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Originally Posted by martyh

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

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.

24-02-2011, 22:05

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Originally Posted by Mick Fisher

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.

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

Web-Junkie · 24-02-2011, 23:12

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

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

Mick Fisher · 25-02-2011, 00:25

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Originally Posted by martyh

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

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.

Osem · 25-02-2011, 14:18

Just uninstalled it. TVM

25-02-2011, 18:12

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Originally Posted by Mick Fisher

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.

can you spot the check box

Mick Fisher · 25-02-2011, 21:37

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Originally Posted by martyh

can you spot the check box

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

Web-Junkie · 25-02-2011, 22:05

It normally cycles between Google SpamBar and McCrappy