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McAfee VirusScan 8.0 review

5.5

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McAfee VirusScan 8.0


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Anonymous

Anonymous

An unbelivable pain in the ASS

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2.0

Terrible


N.A. Shaw

N.A. Shaw

Not recommended for home users

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3.5

Poor


Anonymous

Anonymous

Avoid like the plague

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4.0

Mediocre


Ian Nicol

Ian Nicol

The First & The Best!

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8.5

Excellent


Anonymous

Anonymous

I hate this antivirus

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7.0

Very Good


Don Thwales

Don Thwales

Lock & Load BUT disable pop up blockers to update virus signatures

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8.5

Excellent



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Overview

McAfee VirusScan 8.0

Editors rating
Rating: 7.5
Verdict

VirusScan 8.0 sports a trimmer profile, a simpler interface and fast performance, but support is more of a hassle than before.

Typical price

£ 34

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Why do so many (virtually all) software packages think that they are so important that they have to be started automatically every time the computer boots? What is the largest number of "speed access", "update check", "camera download" and whatever other background programs you have ever seen running? Of those, how many did you really need?

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