Author Topic: McAfee Expired (Read 3407 times)

jaytal · « **on:** May 22, 2006, 05:29:08 pm »

My McAfee expired last week but it's still performing virusscans and everything else it's supposed to do, at least I think it is anyway!

Anyway, has anyone else let their McAfee expire without renewing, and if so am I about to find my pc with more doses than Shrek did after he did the arl slapper?

Mudface_ · « **Reply #1 on:** May 22, 2006, 05:54:30 pm »

Doubt it, you just won't get the latest updates to guard against new viruses. Now's the perfect time time to bin MacAfee, though- there's plenty of free virus scanners out there, AVG is a particularly good one.

jaytal · « **Reply #2 on:** May 22, 2006, 06:05:03 pm »

Where can I get AVG from without paying? Just googled it and found loads of sites prepared to let me download it FREE but for a small charge!

Ben S · « **Reply #3 on:** May 22, 2006, 06:07:20 pm »

http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

jaytal · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2006, 06:10:45 pm »

Nice one folks, so you saying i should get rid of McAfee totally off my pc then?

Mudface_ · « **Reply #5 on:** May 22, 2006, 06:20:36 pm »

Might as well, no point in having it on there, really.

Terry de Niro · « **Reply #6 on:** May 22, 2006, 07:12:38 pm »

Quote from: Mudface_ on May 22, 2006, 05:54:30 pm

Doubt it, you just won't get the latest updates to guard against new viruses. Now's the perfect time time to bin MacAfee, though- there's plenty of free virus scanners out there, AVG is a particularly good one.

I've had AVG on my lap top since Christmas and it's excellent..

Consigliere · « **Reply #7 on:** May 22, 2006, 07:17:14 pm »

AVG is pants - detection rates are something like 83% compared to 97% plus for paid for AV software such as Kaspersky or F-Secure. AVG is also particularly poor at scan within compressed files such as .iso, .rar, .zip etc

I was running AVG for ages using a email account that received 100s of spam emails each week, many containing attached viruses. AVG nuked the majority of them, with the spam emails forwarded into a junk mail folder. As part of transferring data from one PC to another, I created a backup of all my email folders in a compressed .eba file. On my new machine, I ran scan using Kaspersky on all the transferring data and over 20 viruses were identifed in the .eba which AVG has previous missed, even before they were compressed.

If you really must use a free(ish) AV (which is a false economy IMO), download Norton via Google Pack:-
http://pack.google.com/

Incidentally, the likes of PC World sell the complete McAfee package for £25.

Ben S · « **Reply #8 on:** May 22, 2006, 07:18:55 pm »

Quote from: Consigliere on May 22, 2006, 07:17:14 pm

AVG is pants - detection rates are something like 83% compared to 97% plus for other AV software such as Kaspersky or F-Secure.

Back that up with some links that prove it...

PCW certainly reviwed it favourably compaired with NAV etc. I've had it detect stuff on clients machines (yes naughty naughty I know, removed straight away etc etc) that NAV didn't detect. Plus it uses about a 10th of the resources Norton, McAfee etc use.

Consigliere · « **Reply #9 on:** May 22, 2006, 07:35:04 pm »

Alright I was probably a bit harsh with my terminology - I meant to say that AVG is excellent as far as free AVs go but pants compared to the best commercial AV software.

If by PCW, I hope you're not referring to Personal Computer World magazine you get in WH Smiths.....if you're referring the US website, then compare the detection rates for AVG with those for Kaspersky:-
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,124475,00.asp

Noticeable difference isn't there?

I'll do better than links - give me your email address (for an ISP that doesn't viruscan emails) and I'll email you various files, you AVG scan them, then open the attachments on your home PC WITHOUT first using a paid for commercial AV scanner.

Mudface_ · « **Reply #10 on:** May 22, 2006, 07:35:39 pm »

I've never had any bother with AVG in the three years or so it's been on my pc. The only complaint I've heard before is that it gives the occasional false positive. As Ben says it's not a total resource hog either. You might be able to buy McAfee for £25, but that'll only give you 12 months use and you'll have to cough up again next year.

Ben S · « **Reply #11 on:** May 22, 2006, 07:44:46 pm »

Try ben@rawk.eclipse.co.uk don't think that scans em.

scouser4eva · « **Reply #12 on:** May 22, 2006, 08:19:34 pm »

Quote from: jaytal on May 22, 2006, 06:05:03 pm

Where can I get AVG from without paying? Just googled it and found loads of sites prepared to let me download it FREE but for a small charge!

Dixons dont have security guards on fridays so try there!

jaytal · « **Reply #13 on:** May 22, 2006, 08:35:51 pm »

Quote from: scouser4eva on May 22, 2006, 08:19:34 pm

Dixons dont have security guards on fridays so try there!

Nice one kid, roll on Friday eh!!!

gerrardspetal · « **Reply #14 on:** May 22, 2006, 09:04:09 pm »

Macafee is what i've got but it does my head in. i have to disable the firewall to acsses my e mails all the time. What's that all about?

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Ben S · « **Reply #15 on:** May 23, 2006, 12:45:29 am »

Quote from: Ben S on May 22, 2006, 07:44:46 pm

Try ben@rawk.eclipse.co.uk don't think that scans em.

Not got anything throgh it so if you sent em, looks like eclipse filtered em.

If you haven't sent em yet, I'm like a kid waitin for me pressies here.

The Commish · « **Reply #16 on:** May 23, 2006, 12:46:51 am »

AVG is superb.

Claire. · « **Reply #17 on:** May 23, 2006, 02:22:28 am »

Quote from: Consigliere on May 22, 2006, 07:35:04 pm

Alright I was probably a bit harsh with my terminology - I meant to say that AVG is excellent as far as free AVs go but pants compared to the best commercial AV software.

If by PCW, I hope you're not referring to Personal Computer World magazine you get in WH Smiths.....if you're referring the US website, then compare the detection rates for AVG with those for Kaspersky:-
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,124475,00.asp

Noticeable difference isn't there?

I'll do better than links - give me your email address (for an ISP that doesn't viruscan emails) and I'll email you various files, you AVG scan them, then open the attachments on your home PC WITHOUT first using a paid for commercial AV scanner.

Maybe you have more reasons to use something like Kapersky as you're more at risk if you receive a shed load of spam/infected emails, your average user doesn't, and so something like AVG is perfectly fine for them.

It uses very little resources and it does it's job. Horses for courses and all that.

Ben S · « **Reply #18 on:** June 6, 2006, 12:38:33 am »

Quote from: Ben S on May 22, 2006, 07:44:46 pm

Try ben@rawk.eclipse.co.uk don't think that scans em.

Still waiting

Consigliere · « **Reply #19 on:** June 6, 2006, 11:08:40 am »

Quote from: Ben S on June 6, 2006, 12:38:33 am

Still waiting

Tell your ISP to turn off its McAfee engined virus scanner on its email server then or did you think it was AVG cleaning your emails for you?

to be honest, I think you're a bit too dopey to be let loose with viruses....

Ben S · « **Reply #20 on:** June 6, 2006, 12:31:02 pm »

Quote from: Consigliere on June 6, 2006, 11:08:40 am

Tell your ISP to turn off its McAfee engined virus scanner on its email server then or did you think it was AVG cleaning your emails for you?

Well since it never bothered to inform me that it had deleted any emails, I assumed you hadn't bothered sent them and since you never bothered to tell me that they had been filtered I was none the wiser.

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to be honest, I think you're a bit too dopey to be let loose with viruses....

I'm so hurt

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Buck Pete · « **Reply #21 on:** June 24, 2021, 11:09:21 am »

Literally!! Now how the hell do we uninstall him?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57589822

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #22 on:** June 24, 2021, 11:10:59 am »

Quote from: Buck Pete on June 24, 2021, 11:09:21 am

Literally!! Now how the hell do we uninstall him?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57589822

Haha. Bit harsh!

Buck Pete · « **Reply #23 on:** June 24, 2021, 11:56:24 am »

Quote from: BIG DICK NICK on June 24, 2021, 11:10:59 am

Haha. Bit harsh!

To be fair Nick. John Mc seemed the sort who couldn’t have given a single shiny shit about most things. Let alone what people on the internet said about him.

An innovative man with a Very colourful life to say the least.

Was ever so slightly harsh though I agree . RIP

ScouserAtHeart · « **Reply #24 on:** June 24, 2021, 12:11:53 pm »

And as usual there's Epstein-style conspiracies about his death floating around already.

Quote from: Buck Pete on June 24, 2021, 11:09:21 am

Literally!! Now how the hell do we uninstall him?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57589822

This was funny, to be fair.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #25 on:** June 24, 2021, 12:20:29 pm »

Quote from: Buck Pete on June 24, 2021, 11:56:24 am

To be fair Nick. John Mc seemed the sort who couldn’t have given a single shiny shit about most things. Let alone what people on the internet said about him.

An innovative man with a Very colourful life to say the least.

Was ever so slightly harsh though I agree . RIP

Wasn’t a complaint, I had a good chuckle at it.

Garrus · « **Reply #26 on:** June 24, 2021, 02:08:27 pm »

Nobody expects the Spanish extradition.

Red Beret · « **Reply #27 on:** June 24, 2021, 03:05:46 pm »

Rich guy claims charges against non payment of tax are a politically motivated vendetta? Talk about going Full Trump.

Imagine being so attached to money you'd rather die than pay money into a system where 99.95% of us don't get a fucking choice.

Fuck him. Besos take note.

WhereAngelsPlay · « **Reply #28 on:** June 24, 2021, 03:08:55 pm »

Quote from: Garrus on June 24, 2021, 02:08:27 pm

Nobody expects the Spanish extradition.

Tesco tearaway · « **Reply #29 on:** June 24, 2021, 11:21:05 pm »

Quote from: Garrus on June 24, 2021, 02:08:27 pm

Nobody expects the Spanish extradition.

Ok, that's a cracker

RainbowFlick · « **Reply #30 on:** July 18, 2021, 08:42:11 pm »

He had a pretty interesting and extremely fucked up life. The guy was a mess. Some interesting podcasts about him if you're interested.

He definitely wanted to 'live on' in folklore so created this whole conspiracy feel around his suicide.