Re: Anti-Virus Softwar - Mcafee 8.0 vs. Norton 2004

From: Mike Hall (mike.hall.mail_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 10/08/03 

Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2003 11:15:44 -0400

I do not use the online version.. I use version 7 Professional, and have
never had to call the help line.. I have also NEVER had a virus
infestation.. McAfee has worked well for me since its inception.. why would
I want to change?.. 

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History is only the past if we choose to do nothing about it..
"Jim Waldron" <jimlittlerock@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:016101c38d5b$b26b1b50$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> Better yet...Don't use either of them!  Look into
> Trendmicro's PC-cillin 2003 Anti-virus software, which has
> comes with a firewall as well.  I've used Norton and most
> recently McAfee VirusScan Online, which was really, really
> BAD.  Any time I went to close out Windows Update, it gave
> me an alert that I had "suspicious scripting activity
> taking place".  Once I unistalled it and put in PC-cillin
> 2003, the problem went away.  With both Norton and McAfee,
> if you need to talk to a live person for support, a 15
> minute call will run about $44 Vs. $17 for PC-cillin.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Norton sucks.. Use McAfee.. I believe that in some
> countries, firewall comes
> >with it..
> >
> >--
> >History is only the past if we choose to do nothing about
> it..
> >
> >"Keith" <Keithcpd@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:078d01c38d1f$3462d220$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I am pretty new to the computer world and have a
> question
> >> regarding these programs.  I currently have Mcafee 6.0
> >> and the more I have started to read and "get into this
> >> computer/internet world" the more I see I have to
> >> upgrade.
> >> Any recomendations between the two.  On Amazon.com, in
> >> the review section, many people have said that Norton
> >> slows the computer quite a bit.
> >> One other thing I've seen, Norton internet security
> comes
> >> with a firewall, Mcafee sells the firewall seperately.
> >> Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> >.
> >