Network Associates VirusScan Home Edition v7

Reviewed by: pentium4forever

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: Easy to use, Auto Instant Updater, doesn't let a virus in and does the job.

Weaknesses: By default it installs the McAfee Firewall.

Overall Evaluation: This is a superb product. I've been using it, actually McAfee's products for virus protection for about 4 years almost now and no viruses. It does the job, and it does it well. It's Auto Instant Updater even can automatically download new virus definitions, check for fixes and other updates. Configuring all the options is quite simple though for newbies it may be a little confusing. It by default installs the Firewall. Some people may not want the Firewall installed, meaning you have to do a custom install option when doing setup to avoid installing it. It's good security, but some users feel they don't need that MUCH security yet.