Mcafee Launches Its New Line Of Products..

[Legendkiller]

I just happened to visit mcafee's website and they have launched the following new products..
1.Mcafee Internet Security Suite 11:
* Offers 8 in 1 protection for your identity, PC, and online experience.
* Provides online security from Identity Thieves, Spammers, and Predators.
* Protects your PC from viruses, hackers and spyware.
* Backs Up and Restores your photos, music and important files.
* Protects your online experience so you can surf the Web, shop, bank, e-mail and instant message safely and securely.
* Keeps your PC healthy and secure.
* Backs Up photos, music, videos, and other important files automatically.
* Intercepts prohibited Web sites, unwanted activity and offensive pictures to keep your family safe.
* Simplifies security with the new and improved McAfee® SecurityCenter.
* Warns you about sites which send spam, install adware, or attempt online scams.
* Shields your PC around the clock: always on, always protecting, always updating.
2.Mcafee Total Protection:
* Offers 10 in 1 Protection and complete online and PC security for your entire family.
* Stops Wireless Intruders, Identity Thieves, Spammers, and Predators.
* Protects your PC from viruses, hackers and spyware.
* Backs Up and Restores your photos, music and important files.
* Safeguards your identity and online experience so you can surf the Web, shop, bank, e-mail and instant message safely.
* Keeps your PC healthy and secure.
* Intercepts prohibited Web sites, unwanted activity and offensive pictures to keep your family safe.
* Blocks hackers from attacking your wireless network, safeguarding your personal information and transactions.
* Automates file and printer sharing among trusted friends and family.
* Simplifies security with the new and improved McAfee® SecurityCenter.
* Warns you about sites which send spam, install adware, or attempt online scams.
* Shields your PC around the clock: always on, always updating, always protecting.
3.Mcafee Protection Plus:
* Offers 5 in 1 Protection for your PC and files.
* Backs Up and Restores your photos, music and important files.
* Protects your PC from viruses, spyware and hackers so you can surf the Web safely.
* Prevents multi-pronged attacks by integrating anti-virus, firewall, and anti-spyware technologies.
* Keeps your PC healthy and secure.
* Simplifies security with the new and improved McAfee® SecurityCenter.
* Warns you about sites which send spam, install adware, or attempt online scams.
* Shields your PC around the clock: always on, always updating, always protecting.
4.Mcafee Viruscan Plus:
* Offers 3 in 1 PC Protection from viruses, hackers and spyware so you can surf the Web safely.
* Prevents multi-pronged attacks by integrating anti-virus, firewall, and anti-spyware technologies.
* Simplifies security with the new and improved McAfee SecurityCenter.
* Shields your PC around the clock: always on, always updating, always protecting.
* Warns you about sites which send spam, install adware, or attempt online scams.

[Chubb]

Oh!! Out of beta already? :o :o :o

Thanks for the heads up...

Product comparison

http://us.mcafee.com/root/product.asp?productid=comparison

[dah145]

Looks good. ;D
Thanks for the info

[larryb52]

watch the wireless it plays havic with your router after you try to remove it...& any program of Mcafee's that involves privacy advisor will not connect to the internet & has been confirmed as an unresolved issue by McAfee techs, so be careful, in my case I wasted a whole afternoon...

[TonyW]

My only gripe with McAfee is that Security Centre. A few years ago I tested McAfee VirusScan and the firewall product, but one had to have the SC installed as well. I didn't like that, and neither product functioned if SC was uninstalled.

[Meriadoc]

Apart for foundstone and stinger I have not looked at Mcafee products for a while now so I dont know if this is new or not, but this caught my eye in the Internet & Total security.

-{ Quote: "Backs Up and Restores your photos, music and important files" }-
suppose suites will keep on growing.

:dry: wonder if Mcafee Internet Security Suite will be a M.I.S.S.
and is Mcafee Viruscan Plus - a M.ost V.aluable P.ro :)

[RejZoR]

Let them grow, who cares. As long as they provide stripped down versions (like VirusScan Plus with just antivirus, antispyware and firewall).
I must admit this VirusScan Plus version looks interesting. Latest 5100 engine is also quiet good and they offer daily updates for quiet some time now.
Security Center is also much better it appears and isn't as generic as it was older one.

[Meriadoc]

RejZoR
-{ Quote: "As long as they provide stripped down versions " }-

yes I agree.
I was thinking it was a positive for suite lovers.

[larryb52]

the plus runs fine in fact looks good...it's any of the line that has that privacy or cookie control. It installs corupted & blocks accepting cookies, when hitting the net & because it's corrupted it won't give you a internet connection. Also say away from the wireless product will put firmware on you router & you have to resort to resetting it back to factory settings & refigure...BTW McAfee is aware that they released it with the privacy bug. It doesn't get everybody but obviously bad enough as it didn't work on any of my 3 machines , including my wife's...she's back to the v8 AV from Mcafee (she's a McAfee fan)...anyway stick with the basics...

[Ex_Brit]

For "Mcafee Internet Security Suite 11"

Read "Mcafee Internet Security Suite 9"

[Netherlands]

Does anyone know if this new version has realtime HTTP scanning for virussen (the same thing that nod32 and KaV 6.0 )?

[dah145]

-{ Quote: "Does anyone know if this new version has realtime HTTP scanning for virussen (the same thing that nod32 and KaV 6.0 )?" }-

No it doesnt has http real time scanning.

[Netherlands]

OK real bad thing ! even Norton has it in here new 2007 product. Also i think this new product has not mutch new real security things.

[larryb52]

rootkits, I know it covers that...

[Legendkiller]

I think Mcafee VirusScan Plus is the real winner here.It will cost $39.9!
While the IS will cost the same $69.9,but it think since virusscan plus which contains AV,AS,Firewall and which i think is what an average home pc user needs!

[RejZoR]

I think price tag ~40$ for AV, AS and FW is pretty good.

[sick0]

is active x still needed for updating?

[Ex_Brit]

-{ Quote: "is active x still needed for updating?" }-

No active x involved at all.

[sick0]

thanks...

[Arin]

@Netherlands

You can do without the HTTP scanning. McAfee packs a punch when it
comes to detecting malwares from websites. Its just a gimmick, don't be
surprised if you see a plugin for Getright from the AV vendors after a few
years. That won't necessarily mean that you need it.

[Netherlands]

-{ Quote: "@Netherlands

You can do without the HTTP scanning. McAfee packs a punch when it
comes to detecting malwares from websites. Its just a gimmick, don't be
surprised if you see a plugin for Getright from the AV vendors after a few
years. That won't necessarily mean that you need it." }-

Now i think it is very usefull. For example KIS 6 has it and it blocks virusses in the internet stream and so no virusses getting on you hard disk

[Firecat]

-{ Quote: "Now i think it is very usefull. For example KIS 6 has it and it blocks virusses in the internet stream and so no virusses getting on you hard disk" }-
An HTTP scanner has its uses, but not having one is not going to make a serious security hole in any computer soon. :)

[Arin]

Well, if you need it then you should use it. But it might slow down the surfing speed.

[Perman]

Hi, folks: It's nice to learn that McAfee has finally caught up w/ its rivals with this look-like brand new product. I have used its entire fleet of products until 8 months ago. I think I have some sort of past experience to say few words. This so-called new bundle (such as 10 in 1) is consisted of the following: Virus scan, firewall (both are rated very good, especially with no active X d/l method for this release);AS is a joke; Quick clean has some flaws such as lacking cookie mgr and its restore point mechanism failed some time;private protection blocked some sites w/o remedies; child control is OK; anti-spam is not better than some freewares; and most nortoriously is its wireless protection, upon its installation, internet connection slowed down like a snail, and made matter worse is that if you decide to dump it , it will take your router w/ it, not functioning any more. Given these not very pleasant experience, I would test it very carefully and keep ears open, and look for any black clouds above horizon.:isay:

[mercurie]

No active X that's good. How about the bloat? does it pull to hard on resource useage?

Also a good attempt at multi marketing. Not one size suite fits all.

[Ex_Brit]

Not in my experience but there are some users complaining. The main problems appear to be slow polling for mail in most mail clients. Odd conflicts with certain software...all being worked on by the engineers.

Official requirements for Viruscan Plus:
Important: Your Operating System must be designed and tested to support English languages. This product does not support any versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000.

Microsoft® Windows 2000, Windows XP Personal computer with Pentium-compatible processor 300 MHz or higher RAM
256 MB Before Installation:
125 MB hard disk space After Installation:
75 MB hard disk space 800 X 600 or higher resolution Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Note: To upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer, visit the Microsoft Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/. Supported e-mail programs
POP3 (Outlook Express, Outlook, Eudora, Netscape) Supported instant messaging programs
AOL Instant Messenger 2.1 or later Yahoo Messenger 4.1 or later Microsoft Windows Messenger 3.6 or later MSN Messenger 6.0 or later

Official requirements for Total Protection:
Important: Your Operating System must be designed and tested to support English languages. This product does not support any versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000.

Microsoft® Windows 2000, Windows XP Personal computer with Pentium-compatible processor 500 MHz or higher RAM
256 MB Before Installation:
275 MB hard disk space After Installation:
175 MB hard disk space 800 X 600 or higher resolution Microsoft® .NET Framework version 1.1.4322 Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Note: To upgrade to the latest version of Internet Explorer, visit the Microsoft Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/. Supported e-mail programs
POP3 – Outlook Express, Outlook, Eudora, Netscape, IncrediMail, Thunderbird; Japanese only: Shuriken, Becky, PostPet MAPI – Outlook Web – MSN/Hotmail, or e-mail account with POP3 access Supported instant messaging programs
AOL Instant Messenger 2.1 or later Yahoo Messenger 4.1 or later Microsoft Windows Messenger 3.6 or later MSN Messenger 6.0 or later Required for toolbar plug-in
Outlook Express 6.0 or later Outlook 2000, XP, 2003, or 2007 Eudora 6.0 or later Thunderbird 1.5 or later Standard wireless network adapter Standard wireless router or access point (including popular Linksys®, NETGEAR®, D-Link®, Buffalo®, Belkin®, TRENDnet®, and other models)

[NAMOR]

So I decided to give Mcafee VirusScan Plus a go and install it on my computer. So far I am pretty happy with it, big improvement over the previous version. The bare bones version (VirusScan Plus) added 11 new processes to my computer but, I do not notice any slowdowns with surfing, opening apps, start ups and shutdowns. I would like to see how it does when I'm gaming tomorrow. Since I haven't done a full system yet I can't say how slow/fast it is. I have included some images of VirusScan's options below in case anyone wanted to see more


Firewall
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/4654/firewallms7.th.jpg (http://img95.imageshack.us/my.php?image=firewallms7.jpg)

IDS
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6724/idsfp5.th.jpg (http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=idsfp5.jpg)

Logging
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/2466/logln3.th.jpg (http://img71.imageshack.us/my.php?image=logln3.jpg)

Program Control
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/9904/programcontrolxy8.th.jpg (http://img71.imageshack.us/my.php?image=programcontrolxy8.jpg)

Manual Scanner Settings
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/475/manualrd6.th.jpg (http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=manualrd6.jpg)

Real-time Scanner Settings
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/9836/realtimelg3.th.jpg (http://img71.imageshack.us/my.php?image=realtimelg3.jpg)

Quick Clean settings
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/1430/quickcleanhk4.th.jpg (http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=quickcleanhk4.jpg)

[Netherlands]

-{ Quote: "So I decided to give Mcafee VirusScan Plus a go and install it on my computer. So far I am pretty happy with it, big improvement over the previous version. The bare bones version (VirusScan Plus) added 11 new processes to my computer but, I do not notice any slowdowns with surfing, opening apps, start ups and shutdowns. I would like to see how it does when I'm gaming tomorrow. Since I haven't done a full system yet I can't say how slow/fast it is. I have included some images of VirusScan's options below in case anyone wanted to see more


Firewall
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/4654/firewallms7.th.jpg (http://img95.imageshack.us/my.php?image=firewallms7.jpg)

IDS
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/6724/idsfp5.th.jpg (http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=idsfp5.jpg)

Logging
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/2466/logln3.th.jpg (http://img71.imageshack.us/my.php?image=logln3.jpg)

Program Control
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/9904/programcontrolxy8.th.jpg (http://img71.imageshack.us/my.php?image=programcontrolxy8.jpg)

Manual Scanner Settings
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/475/manualrd6.th.jpg (http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=manualrd6.jpg)

Real-time Scanner Settings
http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/9836/realtimelg3.th.jpg (http://img71.imageshack.us/my.php?image=realtimelg3.jpg)

Quick Clean settings
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/1430/quickcleanhk4.th.jpg (http://img149.imageshack.us/my.php?image=quickcleanhk4.jpg)" }-

I see in you picture that mcafee has not mutch IDS rules :'(

[RejZoR]

Could you also make a screenshot of SystemGuards page?

[NAMOR]

Consider it done.


Windows SystemGuards
http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/8040/windowssystemguardql1.th.jpg (http://img234.imageshack.us/my.php?image=windowssystemguardql1.jpg)

Browser SystemGuards
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/3638/browsersystemguardws3.th.jpg (http://img214.imageshack.us/my.php?image=browsersystemguardws3.jpg)

Program SystemGuards
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/7983/programsystemguardrt8.th.jpg (http://img207.imageshack.us/my.php?image=programsystemguardrt8.jpg)

[RejZoR]

Behavior blocker it is :) Very similar to the one in VSE 8.0i, just very simplified for home users.

[Saw11_2000]

What do you think about it compared to TMIS 2007?

[RejZoR]

Donno, i always prefered McAfee over TMIS because of stronger heuristics and generic detections. Plus McAfee VS Plus appears less bloated with all sorts of useless crap.

[ASpace]

-{ Quote: " i always prefered McAfee over TMIS because of stronger heuristics and generic detections.." }-


Stronger heuristics . AFAIK ,Trend Micro has no heurisitcs in it :o

[RejZoR]

Well at least i heard they have some, though i've never seen anything more than generic detections...

[ASpace]

-{ Quote: "Well at least i heard they have some, though i've never seen anything more than generic detections..." }-

In the new 2007 there can be some but in old version , no . I have never seen heuristic option in the menu . Also once I read in PCWorld magazine about it containing no heuristics ... Ok , forget it :)

[RejZoR]

Check this out yo'!

Look at the minutes left and at download speed lol

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1831/mclr1.png

[ASpace]

Are you going to wait 11 hours to download it ? ;D ;D ;D

[Martijn2]

Download speed will get faster the longer you wait ;)

[Ex_Brit]

That downloader is crazy...mine took a grand total of 6 minutes, despite saying 999 at one stage.

[RejZoR]

-{ Quote: "Download speed will get faster the longer you wait ;)" }-

Of course it does. Now it's showing 999 minutes left and 0 KB/s speed.
Man they're wasting my 1 Mbit connection...

EDIT:
It just hanged. I had to cancel it and start all over. Now it seems that it'll actually finish properly...

EDIT2:
Oh my god, and they say avast! is complicated to use. The one who made the gui for this thing should be shot on sight. I think i'll finish my trial before it runs out...

[NAMOR]

-{ Quote: "Of course it does. Now it's showing 999 minutes left and 0 KB/s speed.
Man they're wasting my 1 Mbit connection...

EDIT:
It just hanged. I had to cancel it and start all over. Now it seems that it'll actually finish properly...

EDIT2:
Oh my god, and they say avast! is complicated to use. The one who made the gui for this thing should be shot on sight. I think i'll finish my trial before it runs out..." }-


I UNinstalled it as well for that reason and some others. It seemed to run pretty nice on my computer but, there are 3 things that I did NOT like about it.

1). Gui had a lot of options for configuration ,but it was pretty confusing/jumbled like RejZoR stated.
2). I couldn't find a way to exclude files/folders from either the real-time and on-demand scanners.
3).The firewall was too simplistic and didn't seem to have any advanced rule creation options (like outpost or looknstop).

[QBgreen]

I've decided to take the plunge and give VirusScan Plus a proper workout. I haven't dealt with a McAfee product for years, will give this a fair run through.

[Saw11_2000]

Scarily, TMIS 2005 included heuristics. I looked at a magazine article that said it only picks up about 6% of threats not in the signature.

Anyone remember the article in PC World I believe that listed like 6 antivirus companies, and compared their response time, etc.?

Anyhoo, TMIS 2007 has some pretty nice behavior analysis patterns I think. ;)

[Saw11_2000]

http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article/0,aid,124163,pg,1,00.asp

Some stuff on detection with 1 and two month old signatures. PC-Cillin fared poorly.

[Firecat]

-{ Quote: "Stronger heuristics . AFAIK ,Trend Micro has no heurisitcs in it :o" }-
Trend Micro PC-cillin has some amount of heuristics in it, mainly Macro virus heuristics, but some normal heuristics too. The heuristics are not at all aggressive. I know this because I've personally seen PC-cillin detect a new variant of startpage trojan via heuristics back in 2003.

New heuristics engine is set to arrive soon from what I hear, but I wouldn't get any hopes up because Trend Micro does not actively focus on its heuristics technology like the other vendors do.

On the other hand, McAfee has heuristics as well as generic detections, but the heuristic detections in the home versions (at least up to the 2006 version) are not as good as enterprise version. But overall McAfee has excellent detection rates.

[RejZoR]

Heuristics in home and enterprise version are IDENTICAL. Oly difference is in generic blocking feature which is more flexible and advanced in Enteprise version.

[Technic]

Hello!

You can trust me guys, i am not gonna try the latest Mcafee's suite. :P

Could somebody explain to me why they fail to produce proper suites for consumers?
Enterprise products are pretty good IMO. :)

cheers,

Tech

[Frank the Perv]

I loaded the new versions (AV & firewall) an hour ago.

First thing I noticed: McAfee made me uninstall Ad-Aware before installing the new version.

That's not that big a deal as Ad-Aware ceased being a useful product some time ago.

But since I had the Plus version, I would have preferred to keep it.

I think I liked the old Firewall interface better. Cleaner, clearer, and more descriptive.

The AV scan was much faster. When it’s much faster, I always wonder if its as thorough.

What I'd like to know is if the AV (and AS) are more potent, or if this is mostly a tweak job --- is this just an evolution, or is this more of a revolutionary change in the product?

This is what the McAfee website claims:

-{ Quote: "New and Improved Features
New! Integrated anti-virus, anti-spyware and firewall technologies work together to combat today's sophisticated, multi-pronged attacks. Improved! Spyware protection detects, blocks, and removes spyware and adware. New! Complete inbound and outbound firewall protection automatically trusts known good applications and helps blocks spyware, Trojans, and key loggers. New! McAfee® SystemGuards watches your computer for specific behaviors that may signal virus, spyware, or hacker activity. New! McAfee® X-Ray for Windows ddetects and kills rootkits and other malicious applications that hide from Windows and other anti-virus programs. New! McAfee® SiteAdvisorTM adds safety ratings to sites and search engine results based on comprehensive spam, adware, and online scam safety tests. New! Stealth mode can hide your presence on the Internet, making your computer invisible to hackers. Improved! McAfee SecurityCenter makes it simple " }-

[Ex_Brit]

You can reinstall Adaware SE..no problems here.

The new Viruscan 11 incorporates McAfee Antispyware's engine so basically does the job that both applications did separately (and sometimes overlapping) before. Other tweaks apparently have made it far more thorough.

[RejZoR]

Scan engine 5100 is around 25% faster than 4400.

[QBgreen]

I said that I would install VirusScan Plus and give it a good run through. Well, I did install it! ;D However, the interface is something that I just can't live with, even on a trial basis. One of the most unintuitive that I've ever dealt with. Complex is fine, but this is just plain not well thought out. And furthermore, how dare McAfee turn on Windows Automatic Updating without asking! What nerve! >:( I've suggested that McAfee release a stand-alone consumer level version of VirusScan that doesn't contain anything but the anti-virus (as well as the anti-spyware module) program itself. No security center, not extraneous BS. Something lean and intuitive (like the corporate version) that allows the user to fine tune to their heart's content. That program could be called VirusScan Pro.

[RejZoR]

Yeah, i've already uninstalled VS Plus few hours after i installed it. It's just terrible.

[Saw11_2000]

I'm quite pleasantly surprised with the software checkpoints in TMIS 2007.

Anyone have any feelings of TMIS 2007 vs. McAfee's new suite?

Thanks.

[Perman]

-{ Quote: "Yeah, i've already uninstalled VS Plus few hours after i installed it. It's just terrible." }-
Hi, RejZoR, could you tell us more about your terrible findings??

[RejZoR]

Well i can't argue with detection of McAfee which is very good (engine 5100 rox :) ). But interface, oh my god. I have never seen so unlogical, mocked up and complicated interface ever. I mean EVER.
Settings overlap 3 times, there are Basic and Advanced modes, both of course overlaping and you can reach some features only in Advanced mode.
It was a real wonder to find Quarantine options. QuickClean thingie didn't even worked, just got some script errors and half finished page with checkboxes without any text. Did i meantion how awful is interface?
Really i was like WTF with face like this :blink: when i saw this thing. And i hope no one will EVER ever say to me that avast! is complicated to use because it's bilions of light years ahead of this thing. Man i think i'll have nightmares. In this case TMIS takes the crown without any doubt (if we look just at how well organized and designed is interface).

[Technic]

-{ Quote: "I'm quite pleasantly surprised with the software checkpoints in TMIS 2007.

Anyone have any feelings of TMIS 2007 vs. McAfee's new suite?

Thanks." }-

Yes, TMIS 2007 is the real suite IMO. McAfee just can not produce proper IS suites for consumers. :ouch:

[Legendkiller]

i think mcafee has messed up the interface and all the products completely...i don;t like UI for starters likewise with norton 2007...the experts are happy with new UI and term different benefits...but to me it doesn;t look nice...
and also they have confused the customers with 6-7 different versions...but norton is going to be a bigger loser here which has even removed anti-spam,ad-blocking etc...
TMIS 2007 has improved firewall,proactive defense and a nice UI,i feel good enough for me..

[Saw11_2000]

-{ Quote: "Well i can't argue with detection of McAfee which is very good (engine 5100 rox :) ). But interface, oh my god. I have never seen so unlogical, mocked up and complicated interface ever. I mean EVER.
Settings overlap 3 times, there are Basic and Advanced modes, both of course overlaping and you can reach some features only in Advanced mode.
It was a real wonder to find Quarantine options. QuickClean thingie didn't even worked, just got some script errors and half finished page with checkboxes without any text. Did i meantion how awful is interface?
Really i was like WTF with face like this :blink: when i saw this thing. And i hope no one will EVER ever say to me that avast! is complicated to use because it's bilions of light years ahead of this thing. Man i think i'll have nightmares. In this case TMIS takes the crown without any doubt (if we look just at how well organized and designed is interface)." }-

Then again, TMIS has always been known for its wonderful interface, and has won ease of use awards.

I think they sometimes put style over substance. :)

But, it's hard to complain, it's so organized...and the colors...well...they're pretty!

[Firecat]

-{ Quote: "Heuristics in home and enterprise version are IDENTICAL. Oly difference is in generic blocking feature which is more flexible and advanced in Enteprise version." }-
Well, I noticed this when I was submitting samples via webimmune. I sent about 28 samples, and the automatic scan from WebImmune showed 2 samples as being detected as 'New Malware.n'. But when I scanned those with VS 10, McAfee did not report any such detection.

Considering that the WebImmune scanner would be closest to the enterprise edition, I made this conclusion.

[RejZoR]

WebImmune is just more up to date. Remember, McAfee heuristics are "scriptable" so they can upgrade them on the fly anytime they want.

[Firecat]

-{ Quote: "WebImmune is just more up to date. Remember, McAfee heuristics are "scriptable" so they can upgrade them on the fly anytime they want." }-
I guess that would explain it. Thanks. :)

[Graystoke]

-{ Quote: "I'm quite pleasantly surprised with the software checkpoints in TMIS 2007.

Anyone have any feelings of TMIS 2007 vs. McAfee's new suite?

Thanks." }-


I had to check out the new McAfee suite just to see what it was like. I went with the 3-in-1 trial version. I didn't like it. The main reason was that it slowed my computer to a crawl. I have a cable connection, and this new suite slowed down my browsing speed. I didn't run into that problem with VS 10. The GUI is ok. I wouldn't say it's difficult to configure, but TMIS is a lot easier. I think McAfee VS 11 and TMIS 2007 are pretty equal when it comes to the firewall. As for the browsing speed, I tried the new suite with the site advisor, or what ever it's called, enabled. I then unistalled the suite, and installed without installing the site advisor. It didn't make a difference.

If it weren't for the fact that it slowed down my computer, I might have kept it on longer. My computer performs better with TMIS 2007 installed. Besides, Trend Micro extented my license to July 2007. ;) :)

[NAMOR]

-{ Quote: "I had to check out the new McAfee suite just to see what it was like. I went with the 3-in-1 trial version. I didn't like it. The main reason was that it slowed my computer to a crawl. I have a cable connection, and this new suite slowed down my browsing speed. I didn't run into that problem with VS 10. The GUI is ok. I wouldn't say it's difficult to configure, but TMIS is a lot easier. I think McAfee VS 11 and TMIS 2007 are pretty equal when it comes to the firewall. As for the browsing speed, I tried the new suite with the site advisor, or what ever it's called, enabled. I then unistalled the suite, and installed without installing the site advisor. It didn't make a difference.

If it weren't for the fact that it slowed down my computer, I might have kept it on longer. My computer performs better with TMIS 2007 installed. Besides, Trend Micro extented my license to July 2007. ;) :)" }-



Just curious, what are you computer specs? It seemd to do ok on my P4 2.6. Also, I didn't notice a real drop in surfing speed when I ran the speed tests at drlsreports but, everyones computer will react differently.

[Graystoke]

-{ Quote: "Just curious, what are you computer specs? It seemd to do ok on my P4 2.6. Also, I didn't notice a real drop in surfing speed when I ran the speed tests at drlsreports but, everyones computer will react differently." }-


NAMOR...

P4 1.1 Gig, 1Gig RAM. No drop in the numbers with the speed tests, (Speakeasy.com and speed tests at dslreports). It's just that web pages took longer to load. Strange, I know, but that's what happened. Maybe I'll give it another try.

[maddawgz]

i got a year on my TMIS 2007 beta hymmm used old liscence

[Frank the Perv]

I have seen no reduction in speed with McAfee v11.

I don’t like the interface. In fact….it took me several minutes to wind my way through the convoluted UI to find one of the McAfee screenshots from above in this thread.

But, having a pretty, logical, or even user friendly interface is secondary to me to level of protection. I look forward to comparative tests that utilize the new versions McAfee, Kapersky, Bitdefender..…

If McAfee still comes out near the top (as they usually do), I’m sticking with McAfee.

[sick0]

-{ Quote: "how dare McAfee turn on Windows Automatic Updating without asking! What nerve!" }-


it didnt turn on windows automatic updates for me...

when i look at the security center, it said that my computer is not protected, and you can press the button "fix it" and it will fix all the problems it found including windows update... or you can just browse thru it and just click ignore for individual items you dont want mcafee to "FIX" like windows update...

by the way, im using MISS (mcafee internet security suite)

[maddawgz]

-{ Quote: "it didnt turn on windows automatic updates for me...

when i look at the security center, it said that my computer is not protected, and you can press the button "fix it" and it will fix all the problems it found including windows update... or you can just browse thru it and just click ignore for individual items you dont want mcafee to "FIX" like windows update...

by the way, im using MISS (mcafee internet security suite)" }-


any good sicko?

[sick0]

-{ Quote: "any good sicko?" }-

slowdowns, nothing but slowdowns...

maybe because i use it on a test computer where i tested many antivirus and lots of appz... there could be some remnants of previously installed AV...