Mcafee Internet Security Painfully slow

[newuser]

i just bought this to replace norton internet security b/c my updates expried

this has to be the worst software i have used in a while

it add 2 full minutes to load up windows once i get past the login screen, hogs alot of system resources (1gb ram and 2.2ghz amd, so not a slow system)

it claims to block ads in webpages, it does not at all. norton blocked them 90% of the time

awkward interface, hard to customize settings easily, required email adress to get updates....

i think i might take them up on that money back gauruntee

 

[Schadenfroh]

i just bought this to replace norton internet security b/c my updates expried

You just went from bad to worse my friend.

this has to be the worst software i have used in a while

it add 2 full minutes to load up windows once i get past the login screen, hogs alot of system resources (1gb ram and 2.2ghz amd, so not a slow system)

Welcome to the world of Mcafee (although their enterprise products are nice)

it claims to block ads in webpages, it does not at all. norton blocked them 90% of the time

You need FireFox with the Adblock plugin.

awkward interface, hard to customize settings easily, required email adress to get updates....

i think i might take them up on that money back gauruntee

Yes, you should. Consider freeware alternatives that take up little system resources, such as Antivir. You can also get freeware firewalls such as kerio if you need them.

 

[gorcorps]

Mcafee is fine w/ me. All the free firewalls didn't do their job as well for me. All of them were slower than Mcafee for starters, and they weren't as easily configured to let my games through. The start up times are still a pain, but 40 ping constant in CSS is great for a "slow" firewall.

 

[newuser]

yeah, i was going to go with something like pc-cillin or norton antivirus standalone paired with zonealarm or windows firewall but i decided to give this a try, big mistake.

btw, is a software firewall kinda pointless behind a hardware firewall with SPI? i know the software firewall can block outgoing stuff but since there is no spyware programs (multiple spyware scanners), i dont see that being a problem. am i wrong. would windows be enough?

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

i just bought this to replace norton internet security b/c my updates expried

You just went from bad to worse my friend.

this has to be the worst software i have used in a while

it add 2 full minutes to load up windows once i get past the login screen, hogs alot of system resources (1gb ram and 2.2ghz amd, so not a slow system)

Welcome to the world of Mcafee (although their enterprise products are nice)

it claims to block ads in webpages, it does not at all. norton blocked them 90% of the time

You need FireFox with the Adblock plugin.

awkward interface, hard to customize settings easily, required email adress to get updates....

i think i might take them up on that money back gauruntee

Yes, you should. Consider freeware alternatives that take up little system resources, such as Antivir. You can also get freeware firewalls such as kerio if you need them.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: newuser
yeah, i was going to go with something like pc-cillin or norton antivirus standalone paired with zonealarm or windows firewall but i decided to give this a try, big mistake.

btw, is a software firewall kinda pointless behind a hardware firewall with SPI? i know the software firewall can block outgoing stuff but since there is no spyware programs (multiple spyware scanners), i dont see that being a problem. am i wrong. would windows be enough?

I'd use something a little better than windows firewall... that thing doesn't block much of anything. Any freeware firewall is better than windows'. Combine that w/ your hardware firewall and you'll have a very secure machine.