I need your help to help me prevent my father from getting mcafee

[brownninja97]

So here is the low down, the antivirus software needs to be updated, i told him to get rid of mcafee, it bloats your pc and the protection is merely sub par.

 

my recommendation is Malware bytes pro+ any free anti virus + web of trust.

 

Since ive gotten these ive had no crap on my pc, not even close anyways, it seems the opinion from only me will not work so i need the help of you guys to show him that we dont need these bloatware companies that offer services that arent needed anymore.

 

After i get some replies im gonna show this to my father, he needs to know the opinion from more then one tech literate person, i think he might not fully trust me as im 16.

 

Anyways your help would be awesome and try not to get too in grosses, he know about computers but not a lot.

 

Update: I just destroyed him in an arguement, man to man i just showed him how mcafee is failing at every step, considering how important his role is at the place he works security is a big thing, lets just say if the wrong person got his details then they destroy the lives to millions of people. That and he is about to eat dinner im about to install malwarebytes, quarantine the jesus out of mcafee and uninstall that pathetic garbage to hell.

[Jobbe03]

Tell him to go look up some reviews.

[UnderADyingSun]

If he wants a decent firewall he's going to have to pay. 

 

Whatever he decides make sure he gives you one of his keys Free added protection. 

[Bonsai99]

Avast and Malwarebytes are about the only things you need, oh and Adblock so he doesn't click on fake flash installers and crap like that.

[Jogostar]

tell him his brain is the best anti virus.

[Osmium]

Tell him to go look up some reviews.

No they are full of either paid reviews or clueless people.

 

Antivirus is pointless overall since files don't end up on your computer randomly. Just use your head and don't click on anything that seems to good to be true because it never is.

[rustikles]

The best antivirus is your common sense, but I go with Avast and Malwarebytes/Spybot for the rest of the time.

[brownninja97]

If he wants a decent firewall he's going to have to pay. 

 

Whatever he decides make sure he gives you one of his keys Free added protection. 

You want me to use mcafee, lets go back a few months.

[brownninja97]

tell him his brain is the best anti virus.

ive done so multiple times, not sure if he has listened yet.

[brownninja97]

Tell him to go look up some reviews.

Review sites are paid off my anti virus giants for years now, there is very dark history behind anti virus companies, that is a fact

[Guest GRRigger]

downclock to 2 ghz and install some viruses, adwares, worms, trojans and virut. then tell him this is how mccafee performs

dont forget to install any tab you can find on internet

 

i am joking

[brownninja97]

downclock to 2 ghz and install some viruses. then tell him this is how mccafee performs

can you do that with a i7 2600non k

[SJBijzitter]

I have all safety features provided by Windows disabled and run just MalwareBytes Pro, never had any virus infiltrate my system.

http://www.nsanedown.com/?request=16106013

[themaniac]

i thought mcaffee was a good anti virus software whats wrong with it

[nokturrduk84]

Just tell him to install free Avast antivirus. I use it for years & works very well. Catches viruses on some suspicious sites before they get in your PC.

[legopc]

can you do that with a i7 2600non k

yeah why not

[ttam]

Tell him to look at my post. I do this for a living. Mcafe is complete crap. There is a reason the founder thinks the program is a joke. Another reason why Intel, a huge PC name, dropped McAfe as s security sponsor.

[UnderADyingSun]

You want me to use mcafee, lets go back a few months.

 

No I meant he could opt into something like Avast Pro or BitDefender. I'm just saying paid software does have some merits, and you could benefit too

[SJBijzitter]

i thought mcaffee was a good anti virus software whats wrong with it

 

 

Just tell him to install free Avast antivirus. I use it for years & works very well. Catches viruses on some suspicious sites before they get in your PC.

Both of these are trashy bloatware to say the least

[brownninja97]

i thought mcaffee was a good anti virus software whats wrong with it

They have limited knowledge in the field of rootkits and malware, they pay review sites and suck up to them, they bog down your desktop speed, doesnt come with a full uninstaller, it added bullshit to your registry and you dont wanna screw around in the registry for long.

[brownninja97]

Tell him to look at my post. I do this for a living. Mcafe is complete crap. There is a reason the founder thinks the program is a joke. Another reason why Intel, a huge PC name, dropped McAfe as s security sponsor.

Ive shown him tech-vets, two web masters to have put the three stage combo on thousands of pcs, sadly he doesnt seem to understand that these people that get paid for security are wrong and he is right, yes he thinks he has more knowledge then some web masters with around 100,000 computers under their belts protected.

[themaniac]

They have limited knowledge in the field of rootkits and malware, they pay review sites and suck up to them, they bog down your desktop speed, doesnt come with a full uninstaller, it added bullshit to your registry and you dont wanna screw around in the registry for long.

thanks the reason i asked was because it was on my dads old computer that he got from a friend about 7 or 8 years ago

[Bonsai99]

 Both of these are trashy bloatware to say the least

Avast is great, don't know what you are talking about. It's widely accepted as one of the best free antivirus programs out there.

[Suika]

I haven't payed for virus protection for about three or four years, using Malwarebytes and MSE. Before then, I got about 3-4 trojans using McAfee.

[SJBijzitter]

Avast is great, don't know what you are talking about. It's widely accepted as one of the best free antivirus programs out there.

Internet Explorer is widely accepted as the go-to browser.

Doesn't mean it's a good idea, though.