McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008 [OLD VERSION]

Product Description
You love cruising and using the Internet. There are hackers out there ready to pounce on you and your computer - causing in all sorts of harm. McAfee 3-in-1 VirusScan Plus AntiVirus Firewall AntiSpyware PC Protection 2008 software is necessary to safeguard your PC from viruses, hackers, and other culprits that want to harm it and you. It offers 1-Year of protection, constantly updated, to keep your system's protection current. So cruise and use the web in comfort. Be assured that you're protected by a leader in PC and Internet security. Stops Viruses - Automatically blocks, cleans, and removes viruses so you can surf the Web safely and download files Blocks Spyware - Blocks spyware before it installs on your computer and removes existing spyware so you can surf the Web safely Stops Hackers. Protects and conceals your computer from hackers Always On and working in the background providing updates for 1 year after installation to your PC. 24/7 virus and threat protection from McAfee AVERT Labs continuously monitors worldwide virus activities and provides immediate, anti-virus protection and removal solutions Daily updates are installed automatically. When a new version of McAfee is available, you get it automatically at no charge during your subscription, ensuring that you always have up-to-date protection - for up to 1-Year (renewable) McAfee SystemGuards watches your computer for specific behaviors that may signal virus, spyware, or hacker activity SiteAdvisor adds safety ratings to sites and search engine results based on comprehensive spam, adware, and online scam safety tests Stealth mode can hide your presence on the Internet, making your computer invisible to hackers McAfee SecurityCenter makes it simple to review your computer's security status, check for updates, and fix potential security issues

Does What It's Supposed To
I've never really been impressed by Virus Scanning software, and I guess I can say that still holds true.

Three user McAfee is easy to use but it's more for moms and grandparents and aunts and the like who may not be as net savvy to understand what not to trust before coming across it on your computer.

Integrates well with Windows XP. Recommended if you want to be cautious.

Disliked it
The installation process is not straightforward because it doesn't allow you to pick and choose which components you want to install because it comes with multiple features besides virus scan. There is no direct UNinstall from Windows Vista. The only way to uninstall the program is to download a custom uninstall program from the McAfee website. Unlike Norton, the virus scan kicks off even when you are actively using your computer. The interface was cumbersome because of the multiple products bundled together. Although McAfee antivirus may be good, I would not recommend VirusScan Plus with SiteAdvisor for those who use their computer all the time.

Just what you want in a virus program
Virus protection is a necessary evil in today's computers. So is spyware protection and firewall. This handles all of them. They can be "evil" because you have to make sure they don't interfere your other software or slow you computer to a crawl.

If you managed to wade through the lengthy product description, you saw that it protects "Six ways".

Protects against:
Viruses
Spyware
Hackers
Bad internet sites

and it offers a "clutter" cleaner for your computer
as well the subscription service.

(In the past, I've paid for a registry cleaner alone for $30/year. )

With MS Vista, there seems to be less spyware,virus or firewall (security) worries, but nothing's guaranteed. This program comes with regular updates and gives you peace of mind.

It installed easily on our laptop using MS Vista. It works well. So far so good. We've been using it for weeks. It does scan everything you can think of to keep viruses out which means some slightly slower times, but alas, what else can we do? Go bare?

The best virus protection is not downloading anything suspicious, but if you have children or aren't always sure of your downloads (who is ALWAYS sure?) then you'll want a virus program with updates. And spyware slows down your computer so much--especially if you have Windows versions prior to MS Vista--so you really really want to get rid of it.

It can't protect us from losing data other ways (like hard drive crashes or lighting strikes), but it's a sound investment. No matter what you do, back up your important data to a portable HD or preferably, CD.

McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008
I just wish that I wouldn't get those annoying pop up's that continually remind me that "your computer is not fully protected". Of course my computer is protected, I bought this product! Anyway, everything works fine. Only other glitch would be when I bought this product it came with a "rebate" that I have yet to receive....hmmmm.... I've contacted McAfee and have been given a "number to call". Why advertise rebates if you end up having to jump through multiple hoops in order to receive them?

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