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McAfee VirusScan

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Overview

McAfee® VirusScan® Plus shields PCs from viruses, spyware, and includes a firewall to protect you against hacker attacks. With continuous and automatic updates, McAfee ensures that you’re running the most current security to combat the ever-evolving threats on the Internet for the duration of your subscription. An Internet connection is required to install this software and to receive automatic updates and upgrades to keep your security up to date. You may install this product on up to 3 computers in your home.

Features

• Safe Search, Safe Surf. McAfee® SiteAdvisor™ adds ratings to websites to   help you avoid online dangers.
• Home License Subscription Service. Automatically delivers the latest   software features and threat updates and lets you easily manage security   subscriptions for all your PCs.
• Stops Viruses. Blocks and removes viruses and even stops them before they   even get to your PC.
• Stops Hackers. Protects and conceals your computer from hackers.
• Blocks Spyware. Blocks spyware before it installs on your computer and    removes existing spyware.
• Improves PC Health. Cleans clutter off your computer so it stays healthy and    secure.

System Requirements

• Microsoft® Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 (SP4) or higher, Windows XP   with Service Pack 1 (SP1) or higher, Windows Vista* Personal computer with   Pentium-compatible processor 500 MHz or higher and 256 MB RAM or   higher.
• 800 X 600 or higher resolution.
• Internet connection.
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6.0 or later.
• Optional: Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or later.

Effectiveness

VirusScan pride itself on one of the best virus detection records. The software received the VB100% award for 2007, the ICSA award for 2007 and passed both level 1& 2 Checkmarks from West Coast Labs.

Updates

McAfee VirusScan automatically downloads updated virus definitions from the Internet on a regular basis. Staying up to date will dramatically decrease any possibility that a virus will infect your computer. On an average, McAfee comes out with new virus definitions on a daily basis.

Ease of Use and Installation

The default settings provide very good protection against viruses, Trojans, worms, malicious ActiveX controls and Java applets. The SecurityCenter has several tabs besides the VirusScan tab. There is one for Personal Firewall+, Privacy Service and SpamKiller.  The installation process is the easiest. No errors have been detected so far.

Pros and Cons

McAfee VirusScan provides good protection against viruses, spyware and hackers.
Their update process can be somewhat tedious and their support department needs to answer their emails in a timelier manner. Some downsides to the program are that it doesn't provide instant message protection, P2P/file sharing protection or registry startup protection.

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