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McAfee VirusScanPlus 2008 (Full Product)

Viruses, hackers, adware and spyware bombard your computer every day. Protect your PC with McAfee VirusScan Plus. It features antivirus and antispyware technology and includes a firewall that helps you avoid the online dangers and malicious activities that lurk online. This easy-to-use program gives you fast access to your computer's security information and prevents you from walking into the trap of unsafe Web sites. You'll also be able to rid your system of clutter for more efficient operation. Your online experience will be more enjoyable when you have this software to detect, block and remove spyware and adware behind the scenes.You'll appreciate the peace of mind provided by McAfee Avert Labs' 24/7 virus protection, which continuously monitors worldwide virus activities. Daily updates and convenient renewal options ensure that you're getting the most up-to-date protection possible. Should you want to check for dangers yourself, simply use the SecurityCenter to review your PC's security status, check for updates and resolve potential problems. In addition, VirusScan Plus also gets rid of rootkits and other malicious applications that hide inside your system. Slide through the Internet unseen in Stealth mode and surf the Web with confidence.

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Product Specifications for

McAfee VirusScanPlus 2008 (Full Product)

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URL	http://us.mcafee.com/root/package.asp?pkgid=276

System Requirements
Required Operating System	Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional\|Microsoft Windows Vista\|Microsoft Windows XP
Required Processor Class	Intel Pentium III
Required Memory	256 MB
Required Processor Speed	500 MHz

Software
Min License Size	1 user(s)
Version / Edition	VirusScan Plus 2008
License Type	Full Product
Max License Size	1 user(s)
Media Format	CD-ROM

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Most recent User Reviews for

McAfee VirusScanPlus 2008 (Full Product)

Reviewed by: ningyan

08-26-08

Duration of ownership: 2 Months

Strengths: Great price, reliable, good customer service

Weaknesses:None

Overall Evaluation: My experience with VirusScan Plus has been good so far. I had a little trouble installing it and had to contact online customer support, they solved it quickly. Now it's working like a charm.
Reviewed by: comersha

08-12-08

Duration of ownership: 37 Days

Strengths: fast, pretty good performance

Weaknesses:not complete protection

Overall Evaluation: This software doesn't occupy too much resources, but it can still protect your system in pretty good ways. Compared with McAfee internet security, it is more fast but with comparable security functions. A good product to own.
Reviewed by: zhengjie76

08-12-08

Duration of ownership: 40 Days

Strengths: resource efficiency

Weaknesses:not so powerful

Overall Evaluation: It is a very simple software with simple functions. If you only use this to protect your system it seems not enough; however, it has the most important functions to protect your system. With cheap price, it is not a bad choice.
Reviewed by: rgkrishn

08-08-08

Duration of ownership: 1 Months

Strengths: None that I could see compared to competitors out there.

Weaknesses:1. Makes the PC slow.2. Difficult to judge what it is doing, why, or how to control its actions.3. Difficult to uninstall

Overall Evaluation: I bought this to mainly upgrade outdated antivirus and was taken aback by several issues.The install was fine but then I started to notice that my previous norton was not fully uninstalled and was also running - so I had to wade through several websites and google to figure how to completely delete the old stuff.The first thing I noticed after the new McAfee install was the startup time of PC was considerably slower - I tried to look into several places including registry for startup to see what was taking the time but simply could not and found from google that this was universally true for not only McAfee but all later versions of anti-virus software.Basically it looks like these anti-virus software have grown into huge monsters which are starting to control the rest of the pc in the name of security to the point of hindering the pc.Once the system started I faced several issues with software that was already working - from chat programs to vpn and so decided to uninstall this mcafee and see what happens and there also I got into problems on how to completely uninstall mcafee and had to see various google sites to get back to stable state. Once it was fully removed my system performance was back to better statebut I was left without antivirus - so I installed the free and basic windows defender and that seems to suffice for me so far.I did not call their tech support as I felt a simple software such as this was way out of line if it cannot do simple stuff it is meant to do.It is a shame that anti-virus software should reach a state where break the system more than the virus themselves!It is probably not worth to pay for these anymore until the anti-virus makers start to get a grip to not hinder the system with their software.
Reviewed by: simenz

07-03-08

Duration of ownership:

Strengths: None compared to other AVs I've used.

Weaknesses:Slows my machine way down too much. McAfee always has been a resource hog.

Overall Evaluation: It's not easy to clean it off your machine so I used a 3rd party uninstaller which seemed to help. I'm using a different AV now and I'm able to play games again and surf the web a lot faster.