Am I 100% protected whenever I have the latest version of mcafee antivirus?
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Hi there,\n\nAs a few posters have alluded to - you can never be 100% safe.  However, there are ways that you can be SAFER than using any of the current popular security programs, such as McAfee, Symantec, etc.\n\nOver recent months there has been an explosion of new malware (such as SpyFalcon & Spyware Quake) which is "constantly evolving" - meaning the leading security products are failing to even detect, let alone protect or remove this from your PC.\n\nThis is because their method of protection is fundamentally flawed. Current security software is reliant on catching malware, studying it, before creating a fix/signature and finally making it available as a downloadable update. This takes a lot of time, meaning you are not protected for days and even weeks against the latest malware.\n\nTherefore - the best protection you can get is from a vendor that sees more bad files, but also protects you from it the soonest.  One product that is doing this far better than anything else on the market is a relatively new program called Prevx1.\n\nThis is an All-In-One solution that is continually proving to detect, protect and remove more malware (virii, adware, spyware, trojans, rootkits, etc) than all other leading security programs. I've also recently read that they've released an updated version that now has the strongest malware removal utility available from anyone. (see Yahoo news article below).\n\nThe reason it is proving to be stronger is because of its unique approach to protection. Prevx1 monitors new programs and activity across it's entire userbase, meaning that once a new piece of malware is found, it is automatically blocked for it's ENTIRE userbase IMMEDIATELY - no need for a download in order to protect you. Other vendors may brag at updating their definitions every few hours / days - but Prevx1 is being updated every second of every day.\n\nFrom a personal perspective I think it's the strongest PC protection available today and would strongly recommend you giving it a go.\n\nYou can read more information about Prevx1 and download a free trial from here:\nhttp://www.prevx.com
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Do not ignore any warning by your Protection programs. If you want to know if the site is safe and doesn't give you infections then use this McAfee SiteAdvisor. Go to this link and read about it and I'm sure you'll download it cause its free.\n\nhttp://www.siteadvisor.com/
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I also use McAfee, Also we use ClamWin Antiviris. \nAnd you don't have to buy them from a computer store just go to their website and download them you can trust them not to put anything bad on your computer! \nEveryone I know has them!\nAfter I downloaded lots of stuff from myspace I had the same problems and then after a little while maby a few days our computer crashed and we had to reboot our computer so we lost all of our things. \n Since we put those two programs on our computer we haven't had a problem and I can still download music without getting any virus's!
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yes, download a superdat at : \n\nhttp://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/updates/superdat_download.asp
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Run the McAfee Online scan and if you don't have a Virus Program download AVG its Free.
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Go here: http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp\nand then hit scan now. It will scan your computer without downloading anything to it.
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try an updated antivirus.
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You definately need to format your computer and re-install your operating system.  I would recommend that you purchase Norton or McAfee antivirus, and pay for the subscription service.  Without current antivirus signatures, you are wide open to new threats.  Also, if running Windows, make sure it has all of the current Windows updates installed.  Enable automatic updates too, if your Internet connection is "always on."  It's also best to stay away from pornograpy, gambling, and other questionable websites.  Never open e-mail attachments from unknown sources, and be suspicious of attachments from known sources.
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go to http://www.download.com and download AVAST! You should of had a Antivirus software before hand!!!\n\nYou can also do a search for McAfee Stinger, it is a free antivirus scanner/removal tool from McAfee.
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you do have macafee so there is an anti virus program on your computer but you need to register to get up to date virus information so your computer can detect it.
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I prefer McAfee.  There's little real difference between the virus signatures that they work on -- but I've had performance problems when I've had Norton at work.  I've used McAfee for 10 years and never had a problem or a virus hit me hard.
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It's not advisable to run 2 anti-virus's on the same computer. You're asking for problems right away when you do that. Sound slike your McAfee firewall settings are to high since the site you are trying to get to sounds like a banking site right? In McAfee there's a Privacy Service program that goes along with it depending upon the version. Try disabling the privacy service along with lowering your firewall settings.\nFrom BeachBum-Desktop Support Technician
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Besides McAfee Anti-Virus, you need a good anti-spyware program.  It is nearly impossible to remove trojans, viruses, etc. by yourself.  Several good free anti-spyware programs are Spybot, Spyware Blaster, Ad Aware.  One of the best that you can buy is Webroot's Spysweeper.  You also need a good firewall to put a barrier between your computer and the Internet.\n\nWhen you install the apps, make sure that they are set to load at start up.  They will run in the background to protect your computer at all times.\n\nIt is important to run regular scans with these programs.  They will identify any viruses, trojans, keyloggers, etc.  I had a little machine called a Mail Station for several years before I got my computer.  All Mail Station can do is send and receive e-mail.  During that time, I heard all of the horror stories about what the nasties can do to your computer.  When I got my computer, I immediately got the security programs that I run.\n\nI know this sounds like a lot of work...and it IS a lot of work to keep all these programs running....but know that in the 3-1/2 years that I've had my computer, I haven't had problems with any of the bad stuff.  It is definitely worth it to get the security programs and to run them.
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The link to take you directly to the free edition of AVG is below..I just installed it on my new computer, which HAD McAfee, but I dont like either that or Norton so I always remove them and install AVG and Ive always had good luck with them
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McAfee is the best. It automaticaly updates itself when ever the update is available on the internet. It means that ur always safe from all new viruses too.
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I like CCleaner and RegCleaner.  I had a very short experience with McAfee (many years ago) and I found all of their products to be lacking, I prefer freeware protection all the way.\n\nOkay, well you don't need more than one anti-virus solution because having more than one of those on your system will potentially cause them to interfere with each other, in severe cases they will identify the other as a virus, prevent your PC from booting and generally cause more problems than having more than one will fix.\n\nI don't like McAfee and Symantec because I have seen they use far more resources than their freeware counterparts, I have also seen that AVG for me personally provides better protection than either McAfee or Symantec.  If you're interested you can check out AVG free at http://free.grisoft.com/ but if you're happy with McAfee and it works for you I see no reason to change your anti-virus solution.\n\nWith that out of the way you do need more than one anti-spyware solution.  No one program will always have the same definitions as the other and no one program will detect every single piece of spyware out there.  For this, you can keep the protection offered by McAfee as far as the anti-spyware is concerned but you should also get (you can Google them), Adaware SE Personal, MS AntiSpyware Beta, Spybot Search and Destroy, SpywareBlaster and that should keep you more than covered, I would say they protect your system when used together 100% spyware free but that is a condition I cannot guarantee so I'll say they'll keep your system 99.99% spyware free.\n\nMS Antispyware provides active protection as does SpywareBlaster and MS Antispyware is also an excellent scanner.  Adaware SE and Spybot are just "dumb" scanners with no active protection (Spybot does have the "Tea-Timer" feature but it is as annoying as heck).\n\nSpybot and Adaware (the free version) can be used without limitations and are 100% free, no ads, pop-ups or anything and no annoying screens asking you to register either.  The same goes for MS AntiSpyware but the program will expire and to fix that all you have to do is download the update package from Microsoft when it does.  SpywareBlaster is also 100% free and offers up another layer of active protection from Spyware.\n\nThose are my recommendations but this page, http://www.photoshophow.com/freeware.htm has the largest collection of freeware applications I have ever seen, there are lots of anti-virus and anti-spyware programs to choose from.
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McAfee has the latest Internet Security that includes \nVirusScan \nPersonal Firewall Plus \nSpamKiller \nPrivacy Service \nIs the 2006 one and is only 49.99 dollars, its worth. I also wanted free software protection, but did never found a good one, the only free ones, they don't do a sh-it, because they are free. But please do install it, just you will pay on time in one year. Try it!