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Hi every one
its been a while glad to see the same great people are still here
I've bought a new XPS 8300 & it comes with 18 months of McAffee
Is it still a poor choice & should I dump it & stay with my AVG, my old faithfull
I also still run Spybot S&D, MBAM, & Spyware Blaster, along with my D-Link router for my firewall
Am always will to listen to any suggestions the group has to offer
Thanks to all of you
Bob
joe53
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August 2nd, 2011 02:00
Hi Bob:
I also recently bought an XPS 8300 (nice system!) that came with McAfee pre-installed.
I have to tell you that I never activated McAfee, and uninstalled it ASAP. I did so based on my personal history of problems with McAfee (admittedly many years ago) but also because of the numerous problems reported in this forum over the years with this AV. McAfee has not fared well at the independent testing web-sites I trust, and I don't understand why Dell continues to bundle this troublesome AV with its PCs.
I can't comment on AVG, which I left years ago. I've used the free Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE 2.0) on this system, with no regrets.
To be honest, if you are using Windows 7 behind a hardware firewall, and practising safe surfing, I don't think it matters a whole lot which AV you use. But I still recommend MSE as the simplest solution.
Bugbatter
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August 2nd, 2011 04:00
Hi Bob,
I agree with Joe. I like Microsoft Security Essentials. AVG is not what it used to be years ago, so I no longer recommend it. Here is some information that ky331 posted here as well as at SpywareHammer: http://spywarehammer.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?topic=9656.0
I hope this helps.
ky331
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August 3rd, 2011 06:00
Bob,
I would suggest there's no point to installing SpyBot on your new machine.
The "official" program hasn't been updated in YEARS...
and there's no reason to be a "guinea pig" for the "beta" version that's currently being tested.
ky331
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August 3rd, 2011 18:00
Bob,
It's true that Spybot's DATABASE is still updated weekly (on Wednesdays)... but the PROGRAM itself hasn't been updated in several years... meaning its underlying technology is "old hat". It's analogous to trying to watch modern HD-TV signals on an old black-and-white CRT TV. Sure, you may be able to see something... but it can't possibly compare to what you'd see on a color flatpanel LCD display.
At one point, I used all of Spybot's multiply-redundant features: immunization, TeaTimer, and SDHelper IE add-on. I don't recall which I gave up first, but in some order, I got rid of the SDHelper and TeaTimer. I then "tweaked" which of the Immunization components I would use... and ultimately reduced things basically to using only SpyBot's HOSTS file.
Spybot has been working on a new version 2.0, seemingly forever. It's currently in a second beta (testing) release, which is known to have many bugs in it.
Anyway, while Spybot was taking time to reorganize... and living on its merits/legacy (rather than modern technology)... other programs made their way on to the scene. Most notably MBAM, which is a "must have" anti-malware program. for a second/alternative anti-malware scanner, my personal preference/recommendation is SAS (SUPERAnti-Spyware). I am so confident in these two that I have no plans to even consider/test Spybot 2.0, when an "official" [non-beta] version is released.
ky331
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August 3rd, 2011 18:00
Yes, SpywareBlaster is still a reasonable choice... though some say it's not as "important" on Vista and Win7 as it was on XP. Regardless of "importance", it can't hurt anything to keep using it.
bob350
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August 2nd, 2011 19:00
Hi Joe
long time since the Scratch Pad days those were some fun days
Hi to you also Bugbatter
you helped me a couple of years ago with some nastys that my Grandson got on my other system
I haven't been all that happy with AVG lately either its turned into a resource hog on this 8400, even with 4 gigs of ram
along with it telling me how much it has helped me every month But I have noticed the amount of nastys it has protected me from is the same amount every month hmmm
So when I pick up my new system tomorrow, I will NOT activate McAfee, instead I will get MSE 2. instead
I assume that I can get it from MS while I am doing all the updates & patches on W7
Thanks alot
great help again
Bob
ky331
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August 3rd, 2011 07:00
I only mentioned it here because Bob had referred to it in his opening post: "I also still run Spybot S&D, MBAM, & Spyware Blaster, along with my D-Link router for my firewall."
Bugbatter
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August 3rd, 2011 07:00
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August 3rd, 2011 11:00
bob350
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August 3rd, 2011 18:00
Yes thats right I was going to install Spybot on my new system, didn't know that it was old & out dated
I update it every week
what about Spyware Blaster ?
My new box is setting along side of me as I type this
will be digging into it soon
Thanks every one for the input
Bob.
bob350
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August 3rd, 2011 18:00
opps
as check through the form, I see an update by ky331 about SpyWare Blaster so thats answeres that question
looks like I will keep i
Thanks
Bpob
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August 4th, 2011 13:00
sobermonkey
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August 5th, 2011 06:00
Well McAfee is poor choice as a AntiVirus based on my experience. I've been following the market and neither the reliability nor the performance is adequate. Your best bet is either stay with your AVG or upgrade to NOD/Kaspersky.
bob350
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August 6th, 2011 11:00
Howdy every one
Got the new system up & running still need to transfer files & stuff
Befor I unpluged the old system I removed AVG from it, & that was a bit of a hassel
Ended up have to use AVG's removal tool
I then installed MSE 2. on it just to see how it ran
web pages sure loaded a whole lot faster,
maybe I didn't need a new system
anyway thanks for the help every one
Bob
Bugbatter
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August 6th, 2011 12:00
You're welcome. Glad to hear all is well. Did you try running CCleaner on the old system to see if there is anything else (temps, etc.) that can be removed? If not, let us know and we'll post instructions.