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post #1 of 13
6/16/05 at 8:15pm
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How you doing guys, its been a while since i have posted up, i been very busy with school and ect. but anyways my mcafee virus scan that came with the new dell 9300 has expired, and i really dont know if i should subscribe to a 1 year subscribtion or go some where else and try a new service and stuff.

these are the prices :

Your 90 day trial of McAfee VirusScan for your Dell PC expires today. Keep your PC protected by subscribing to a full year of McAfee VirusScan for just $34.99.

and they have this one

Maximize Your PC Protection with
McAfee SecurityCenter.

Provide maximum protection for your Dell PC with this all-in-one protection suite. Stop viruses, lock out hackers and protect against identity theft. Also delete spyware and adware programs that can trigger ads that will slow your PC. Subscribe now for only $69.99 (42% off our regular price).

SecurityCenter includes:
McAfee VirusScan
McAfee Personal Firewall Plus
McAfee Privacy Service
McAfee SpamKiller

or this one

Double Your Dell PC Defenses with McAfee Web Essentials

Make sure you keep hackers out in addition to protecting against viruses, spyware and adware. This double-team of safety combines our two best-selling Internet services. Subscribe now for only $49.99 (13% off our regular price).

Web Essentials includes: McAfee VirusScan
McAfee Personal Firewall Plus

so right now i dont know if i should subsribe or look else where for a free one, i liked mcafee because it caught virus while they was trying to get into my system, i didnt have to can to find it, it sometimes just caught it right away and showed which one it was and ect. with mcafee i didnt really see any slow down with my lappy.

so for you guys who has had there mcafee expired recently please tell me what ya did and what ya recommend, and for those who are really familar with all the virus scans and softwares please tell me what route should i go to protect my laptop as much as possible.

Thanks , Luis
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post #2 of 13
6/16/05 at 10:38pm
Mine is about to expire also. I am not going to renew it. It is too expensive. There are cheaper options and a good antivirus can be had for free (just search the forums.).
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post #3 of 13
6/16/05 at 10:49pm
"Kerio personal firewall (free for home use http://www.kerio.com) and AVG free antivirus (also free for personal use http://free.grisoft.com)." Thanks, (Ilcerebro who recommended these)

These have been recommended in the forum. Some think that even these are not needed. Windows has a built in firewall. I have used no antivirus program for years, and I never had a problem.
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post #4 of 13
6/17/05 at 2:28am
I suggest avast: http://www.avast.com/

It's what i suggest for family, is alot nicer then avg and still free.
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post #5 of 13
6/18/05 at 5:46pm

You can get an extra 45 days

Hello,

I also purchased the McAfee Security Center software for my I9300. My OS recently became corrupt after downloading video from my Sony camcorder using the Windows XP's software. It looks as though that the video data must have some how evaded the space on the hard drive where the operating system resides. I was unable to boot up to Windows XP. I had to restage (I planed on doing this anyway so I did not loose any data).

Anyway after restaging I used the McAfee disc and by using it you get a trial edition of the software (I believe it is for 45 day). Therefore this will at least give you an extra month and a half to decide on what to purchase, if you have the media that was provided to you when you purchased your Dell PC.

Later,

Paul

PS. After restaging (I partioned my hard drive as C & D), to avoid the chance of any video data overwriting the OS again. I can also load games now (I was unable to load Doom3 on the PC as configured from Dell).
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post #6 of 13
6/18/05 at 5:57pm
I went with Norton, it was interesting after uninstalling Mcafee and installing norton I noticed I have about 50 more MBs of Ram free and was running 5 less processes
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post #7 of 13
6/18/05 at 6:24pm
Try Trend Micro PC-Cillin. It's day and night difference compare to McAfee. PC-Cillin give you the same level of protection as other anti-virus if not better. It does not bog down system resource like McAfee. Substantial difference when you start-up system. Award winning as well.
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post #8 of 13
6/18/05 at 6:52pm
why not get a decent program and not bloatware?
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post #9 of 13
6/20/05 at 7:40pm
Thread Starter 
any more suggestions, i dont know what to do right now, and am worried a virus may get through. the scan still works i guess its the updates that expired and stuff, meaning new virus may not get picked up , and i think the automatic catching of virus expired, but i really dont know what they mean by expired since i can still scan with my mcafee
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post #10 of 13
6/20/05 at 7:46pm
Expiration means NO MORE FUTURE UPDATE. If there is an outbreak of new virus, you will be at high risk to be infected.
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post #11 of 13
6/20/05 at 7:53pm
It is almost always cheaper to buy new instead of updating even Symantec’s website reflects this, look for deals at compUSA Staples or other retail stores, after rebates you can many times get security suites for FREE yes FREE

http://instorespecials.staples.com/s...1CatID%3d16173

http://www.compusa.com/adproducts/pr...pfp=ADPRODUCTS
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post #12 of 13
6/20/05 at 8:04pm
AVG FREE.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
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post #13 of 13
6/20/05 at 8:36pm
You can get a free one year of E-Trust.Just for being a windows user. I used it for a year and it worked well. Here is the link! http://store.ca.com/dr/v2/ec_main.en...939&CID=190471 I also like kerio as a firewall.
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