McAfee 7.0

[notageek]

Does anyone know if McAfee 7.0 comes with an ingoing and outgoing email scanner?

[Technodrome]

There is a feature called HAWK, which scans incoming email.



Technodrome

[notageek]

Thanks Technodrome. I'm still deciding on if I want to get NV 2003 or McAfee 7.0. Does anyone know how long McAfee offers their free subscription for updates? I know NAV offers a 12 month subscription.

[Smokey]

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Thanks Technodrome. I'm still deciding on if I want to get NV 2003 or McAfee 7.0. Does anyone know how long McAfee offers their free subscription for updates? I know NAV offers a 12 month subscription.
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My advice: take McAfee VirusScan 7.

Reasons (I'm to lazy to write, just picked following at Cnet but I agree with their opinion):

"Like its archrival Norton AntiVirus Professional Edition (NAVPE) 2003, McAfee VirusScan Professional 7.0 automatically downloads up-to-date virus definitions from the Internet; provides a cogent, lucid interface that's quick to navigate; squashes malicious scripts, worms, viruses, and other digital miscreants; and is reasonably priced at about $60. Unlike NAVPE 2003, VirusScan Professional 7.0 has superior technical support and faster scanning times, and it comes with a firewall--essential for anyone with an always-on DSL or cable-modem Net connection. Although it's a tad less slick-looking than NAVPE 2003, VirusScan Professional 7.0 is a fine first-time antivirus choice for any Windows user. If you're choosing between NAVPE 2003 and VirusScan Professional 7.0, we give the edge to VirusScan Professional 7.0."

Besides that, the McAfee VirusScan 7 engine is pretty good.

BTW: the free subscription for updates is 1 year.

[Chuck57]

I picked up my VS7 at WalMart for under $40 and I like it. I would prefer more frequent updates than the weekly they offer, although on occasion I've gotten two in a week.

Other than the above, I find McAfee light on resources, but I have a fairly new generic computer with better than a Gig processor and 548RAM, which I'm sure helps keep things up to speed.

I don't know that McAfee is at the top, with NOD32 or Kaspersky or one or two others, but I rate them in the top 5

[notageek]

Thanks for the insight guys.

[Smokey]

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Thanks for the insight guys.
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You're welcome!

My personal Top-3 of AV-scanners:

1. KAV Personal Pro 4
2. RAV Desktop 8.6
3. McAfee VirusScan 7

As you can see, there is no free AV-scanner in my list, but tiill yet reality is that you have to pay for a top-notch scanner.

[notageek]

Anyone know if you have to use the built in firewall with McAfee? I'm using sygate and really like it. I really don't want to change to something that might not be so good.

[Madsen DK]

Hi Notageek
No you dont have to use the Mcafee firewall.
Sygate will be detected during the install, so only VS will be installed.
There might be a warning, that you have another firewall installed, but just proceed with the install.
FW4 will not be installed.
Regards
Ole 8)

[notageek]

Thanks DK. I'm going to research the firewall that comes with McAfee and see if it's really any good.

[Madsen DK]

Hi.
I dont know which are the best, but ive heard, that FW4 is a quite competent firewall.
Passed all stealth/ probe test ive tried ;D
Regards Ole

[notageek]

Thanks for the info DK. Is it call McAfee firewall 4?

[Madsen DK]

Yes.
Mostly its just called FW4
Regards
Ole

[notageek]

Ok thanks.

[Madsen DK]

Just for the record,and upppps perhaps a little offtopic( sorry for that ;D ;D)
A firewall that is confirmed running well with VS7, is Zapro.( mcafee online)
Regards
Ole

PS. Didnt want to start a new topic, just to say that VS7 " do run well with Zapro)

Mods. Hope you forgive me ;D

[Smokey]

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Hi Notageek
No you dont have to use the Mcafee firewall.
Sygate will be detected during the install, so only VS will be installed.
There might be a warning, that you have another firewall installed, but just proceed with the install.
FW4 will not be installed.
Regards
Ole 8)
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Hi Ole,

In addition of your explanation, when VirusScan is installed, VS asks conformation to install the build-in firewall.

[Madsen DK]

Hi Smokey.
Yes , thats right.
Thanks for the addition/correction. :D
Been a while since i last installed it
If its aint broke , you know 8)
Regards
Ole

[notageek]

I read somewhere that McAfee 7.0 works well with sygate also but you know you have to try it and see. :)

[Ashak]

I use KAV Pro on my main pc and Mcafee 7 on my secondary one. KAV is probably more thorough but Mcafee is much faster on scanning.

KAV updates daily, whereas Mcafee generally update once or twice a week. Mcafee is good value IMO, renewing the license is only about $15/yr which is not bad at all. KAV pro is expensive but then you could always opt for KAV lite which is only $23/yr.

Of course any programme only shows it's worth when it's tested. KAV zapped the J/noclose virus before it could hit my pc so showed it's mettle there.

Mcafee hasn't been tested so far so can't really say :)