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Rating:  - This product is fantastic!
I've pre-ordered VirusScan 7.0 because I used the beta version and I was EXTREMELY impressed. Very stable, easy-to-use, and comes with an excellent firewall. I have found the slowdown problems of the past version to be nonexistent. I have VirusScan set to run in the background scanning all files with heuristics scanning and there is no noticeable performance impact! The beta version I am using is so good I just had to pre-order the final release!The firewall is NOT a cheap add-on to allow McAfee to add another blurb on the box...it is a full featured firewall that I find much better than ZoneAlarm. It is nicely integrated with VirusScan, too. The updating features are especially impressive...McAfee gives you a great level of control over the virus definition updating process that Norton simply does not.
Rating: - Protect your PC
It wasn't too long ago that anti-virus software was very difficult to install and use, which is why many computer users just went without and hoped for the best. But McAfee has been working to improve their products, and VirusScan 7.0 is proof that they are succeeding.VirusScan 7.0 is one of the easiest programs to install. With just a few clicks, it was installed on my computer and I had an emergency boot disk as well. The user guide that comes with it is very well laid out and answered most (though not all) of my questions. 30 minutes are starting, I had installed and set-up my new VirusScan. There are many improvements in version 7.0 over its predecessor. Updating the program over the Internet is much easier, as is getting around the program itself. They have simplified and combined some of the different controls, and have also added a Script Stopper to help keep errant scripts from taking over your computer (already, it has identified three unruly scripts on my computer and I've only had it for two weeks). Like it's predecessor, VirusScan 7.0 comes with a firewall program. Though it may be me, I have never had much success with this firewall program and so I opted not to install it (use the custom install to do this). However, since I bought this product for the anti-virus capabilities I don't feel cheated at all. I am very happy with it.
Rating: - Works flawlessly on my Vaio Laptop w/Windows XP Pro
Experience so far in one word: Perfect...VirusScan installed flawlessly on the first try and its user interface is very easy to use. I have not noticed any degradation in performance in my laptop at all. Not a bit. Seems to run as fast as before. The auto update feature works well too, allowing you to schedule times for your computer to automatically check for virus definition updates. That way you always have the most current protection. You get a free year of virus definition updates too.And VirusScan comes free with a firewall program which seems to work very well. I use it every time I go on the internet and it seems to always pick up port scans or attempts by programs on my computer to send info out (like Real Player automatically trying to check for updates). It then gives you the option to allow or disallow this activity. Very neat. There is also a Tracer feature that enables you to "ping" a website and find out the IP address and owner of the website. A nice feature, but frankly, it's too complex a feature for me and I haven't found the need to use this. Bottom line is, this program is a great value for the money -- even if it didn't have the rebate offers attached to it. The rebate offers make it that much better.
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