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McAfee VirusScan 2004 v8.0
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Windows 98;
Windows 95;
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As far as virus protection, this program seems to do a decent job. Other than that, it's an awful program. The interface is pretty bad; it doesn't have the standard Windows menus at the top, making it difficult to find what you're looking for. A large portion of the interface is dedicated to telling you what McAfee products you DON'T own, and implies that you won't be safe unless you purchase them. There's even a bright red "virus advisory" section telling you about the latest virus threat, reminds you that ViruScan users are protects, and provides a link to purchase ViruScan. Trying to sell me something they know I already own is particularly annoying.
I am also confused about how the automatic updates work. It seems to only update at startup. Since I usually put my computer to sleep instead of restarting it, I might not get updates as often as I should.
The only reason I have ViruScan is because it came pre-installed on my computer. I'm switching back to Norton or another as soon as I can.;
[Rating: 1 Stars]
I've had NAV on my past 3 home cumputer systems; never a problem. I recently bought gateway 4.1 P4 HT 1 gig memory. Very proud to have my new toy, I wanted to protect it. After the second system scan I found 2 viruses. After investigating I found the Auto Protect option was OFF. I tried every option of turning it on. IT WOULD NOT TURN ON. I contacted NAV support by email because a phone call costs AS MUCH AS A NEW ANTI-VIRUS! I was given the same step by step process that is online, which also failed to fix the problem. ITs still OFF and my subscription runs out next month. With this POOR customer support I will not update to Norton again. Vote with your dollar America!;
[Rating: 1 Stars]
With its awkward user interface and the manufacturer's repeated attempts to sell me more software when I'd use the product, this was never my favorite piece of software. Nevertheless, I decided to continue to use it after moving to a new location and changing my email address. From that point on the program refused to update the list of viruses it'd check for. Even after a two-hour Internet chat with three of their technicans, the problem went unresolved. What was a poor product from the start became an esentially useless product.;
[Rating: 1 Stars]
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