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Mediocre

4.4

out of 10

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3
out of 10
Poor

"Difficult to trust this product."
Just recently installed McAfee 2008 Virus Scan Plus. Hit the UPDATE button to automatically... (read more)

by x42384 (see profile), December 21, 2007

10 out of 10 users found this opinion helpful
1 comment posted to this opinion

8
out of 10
Excellent

"Rating 9 - Editor's Review in error"
The Editor's review states: "There is no tutorial, online manual, or user forums with... (read more)

by Ex_Brit (see profile), October 16, 2007

15 out of 25 users found this opinion helpful

1
out of 10
Abysmal

"Technical support nightmare"
My new Toshiba Satellite laptop came with McAfee. I had problems with it out of the box, getting... (read more)

by flyakyt (see profile), October 29, 2007

6 out of 6 users found this opinion helpful

5
out of 10
Average

"Does not protect against all viruses"
Recently, a friend gave me his laptop where he suspected some viruses. His IE opened strange... (read more)

by AXG (see profile), October 16, 2007

10 out of 20 users found this opinion helpful

1
out of 10
Abysmal

"AWFUL-McAfee name all over internet pages-like advertising"
I extended McAfee service for my laptop--now every web page I bring up has the logo name McAfee... (read more)

by Roysmom (see profile), August 4, 2008

5
out of 10
Average

"Seek alternatives to this product"
Discount: My Dell computer came with a 6 month trial of McAfee virus scan. My virus scan had... (read more)

by wannio (see profile), March 10, 2008

2
out of 10
Terrible

"Won't run correctly; customer service is no help"
I have used McAfee for several years with no problems. With my last subscription renewal and... (read more)

by vern_hoffman (see profile), February 6, 2008

1 comment posted to this opinion

10
out of 10
Perfect

"I would recommend this program for any user using vista"
Overall I love this program and I have tried other top of the line anti-virus software and had... (read more)

by Gimpy-Kun (see profile), December 17, 2007

2
out of 10
Terrible

"Absolute resource hog"
Since my company laptop comes with this software I did not have any choice but use it. On every... (read more)

by hkevinkim (see profile), November 12, 2007

5 out of 15 users found this opinion helpful

1
out of 10
Abysmal

"CALLASSA MEDIA tests McAFEE very poor result"
This is an extremely disappointing product in our opinion. We tested it on a computer that had... (read more)

by CALLASSA (see profile), October 31, 2007

5 out of 15 users found this opinion helpful

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6.7

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Reviewed by: Robert Vamosi

Reviewed: 10/11/07 , Updated: 3/5/08
Release date: 10/1/07
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