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    Mcafee Security Suite vs. Freeware Set-up - Need Help Deciding!

    Discussion in 'Security and Anti-Virus Software' started by skillzlikewhoa9, Dec 22, 2008.

  1. skillzlikewhoa9

    skillzlikewhoa9 Notebook Enthusiast

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    My internet service (AT&T) is offering all their high speed internet customers McAfee Security Suite free for download. I checked it's A.V. Comparative scores and its decent. I currently have a freeware setup that I downloaded from these message boards. Now I need help deciding which one is better for protection, resources and functionality.

    My Freeware Setup:

    Avast! Antivirus Free Edition
    SuperAntiSpyWare Free
    Windows Vista Firewall (but was looking into Comodo Pro)
    Windows Defender

    VS.

    McAfee Security Suite


    By the way I have an H.P. DV5t with Windows 64bit.


    Any comments or suggestions would help greatly!
     
    skillzlikewhoa9, Dec 22, 2008
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  2. arjunned

    arjunned Notebook Deity

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    my suggestion would be to go thru wid installing comodo pro - although it might take some getting used to, if ur using it for the first time.

    Mcafee is definitely a resource hog. so ur better of wid the combination u already have. avast scores better in the av-comparatives than mcafee also.

    As for the AS - ditch Windows Defender. Your completely secure with just SuperAntispyware Free. also, avast has real-time anti-spyware too.

    cheers.
     
    arjunned, Dec 22, 2008
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  3. skillzlikewhoa9

    skillzlikewhoa9 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Now if I download Comodo Pro, do I turn Windows Firewall off? and will hurt anything to keep windows defender on? Thanks
     
    skillzlikewhoa9, Dec 22, 2008
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  4. vinumsv

    vinumsv MobileFreak™

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    yea you can switch off windows firewall but leave windows defender on and i would suggest you stay off the Mcafee suite
     
    vinumsv, Dec 22, 2008
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    booboo12 Notebook Prophet

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    McAfee is crap, avoid...
     
    booboo12, Dec 22, 2008
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    Halo360Fan Notebook Deity

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    McAfee is not a big resource hog!!! People claim it to be a resource hog when it really isn't. When I boot up my laptop and when McAfee is updating it takes 5 % of my cpu for like 20 seconds and that 5% does not affect when when i'm playing games or anything. The only time when it uses the Cpu a lot is when you do a virus scan and face it any virus scan will take up a lot of resources With Macfee I have never gotten a virus. MCafee is amazing. Again thats what I think.
     
    Halo360Fan, Dec 23, 2008
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  7. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    The latest version of McAffe (and Norton) are fairly decent. However, if you're satisfied with your freeware setup, then I suggest staying with it. You have a good setup right now (with the addition of Comodo Firewall) and I wouldn't change it.
     
    crash, Dec 23, 2008
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