Advice Request Surprise with Mcafee !!

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lobo001

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My Bitdefender license runs out and I activate Mcfee Total Protection that wins in a contest.
I had never tried Mcfee and the reviews I had here and several reviews I did not like, but honestly I am pleasantly impressed with this suite!
After several tests does not disappoint and they work perfectly !!
 
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McAfee has been making steady improvements. Also their new C level people have made it clear they want to move back to a security focus and less on marketing and product acquisition.

Also it is very cheap, which is a big benefit. Keep in mind, McAfee is widely targeted by nefarious actors because it's use is pretty high and federal/DOD employees basically get it for free. So you may find some malware fairly well adept at bypassing McAfee.
 

Brie

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mcafee does not say it has a behavior blocker.

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Burrito

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McAfee is among the worst of the common AVs.

McAfee = Low Mediocrity.

It's been 'improving' for about 15 years... but it never really improves.

I would not let my dog run CrapAfee on her computer.

Results from three different labs follow:

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Burrito

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From which lab tests is the first picture ?

notabot,

That's from AV-Comparatives.
Advanced Endpoint Protection Test | AV-Comparatives

Here is a bonus review.... a very mediocre 3/5 stars.

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To be clear.... I have nothing against McAfee, and in fact, I have a friend who works for McAfee. But... for those who are new or don't look at test results -- I don't want them to think that McAfee is a comparable capability to the AVs that are actually very good.

But as always.... you should run whatever AV makes you happy.

Your Pal,

-Burrito
 

notabot

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notabot,

That's from AV-Comparatives.
Advanced Endpoint Protection Test | AV-Comparatives

Here is a bonus review.... a very mediocre 3/5 stars.

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To be clear.... I have nothing against McAfee, and in fact, I have a friend who works for McAfee. But... for those who are new or don't look at test results -- I don't want them to think that McAfee is a comparable capability to the AVs that are actually very good.

But as always.... you should run whatever AV makes you happy.

Your Pal,

-Burrito

Cheers, I actually wanted to check another product there.
I haven’t used McAffee in a personal machine since the 80s so I really don’t know if it’s good or bad 30 years down the road
 

Pat MacKnife

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notabot,

That's from AV-Comparatives.
Advanced Endpoint Protection Test | AV-Comparatives

Here is a bonus review.... a very mediocre 3/5 stars.

To be clear.... I have nothing against McAfee, and in fact, I have a friend who works for McAfee. But... for those who are new or don't look at test results -- I don't want them to think that McAfee is a comparable capability to the AVs that are actually very good.

But as always.... you should run whatever AV makes you happy.

Your Pal,

-Burrito
Why not show from 2 years ago ??? its easy to show all the bad results
Latest test results November shows 100 % detection rate for internet security @ av-comparatives
Real-World Protection Test July-November 2018 | AV-Comparatives

Latest endpoint security 99,8 %

Business Security Test 2018 (August – November) | AV-Comparatives

I'm not using McAfee, but its very clear they are improving....

McAfee 2019 Review: Finding the Sweet Spot
 
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lobo001

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"Burrito said:
McAfee is among the worst of the common AVs.

McAfee = Low Mediocrity.

It's been 'improving' for about 15 years... but it never really improves.

I would not let my dog run CrapAfee on her computer.............................."




It seems that you have only looked for the bad results! There is more:
 

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