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Your Learning Zone - McAfee Internet Security 2009 3-User
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List Price: $69.99
Our Price: $33.99
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Manufacturer: McAfee
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: McAfee
EAN: 0731944575278
Feature: Enterprise-class Anti-spam--Powerful industry-grade spam protection helps keep your inbox free from unwanted, fraudulent, offensive, and phishing emails
Format: CD-ROM
Label: McAfee
Manufacturer: McAfee
Model: MIS09EMB3RAA
Platform: Windows Vista
Publisher: McAfee
Release Date: 2008-09-07
Studio: McAfee
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Features
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Enterprise-class Anti-spam--Powerful industry-grade spam protection helps keep your inbox free from unwanted, fraudulent, offensive, and phishing emails
QuickScan--Checks for threats in the areas of your computer that are most often attacked
Age Appropriate Searching--Sets the proper content filtering levels of search engines
Anti-virus/Anti-spyware--Detects, blocks, and removes viruses, spyware, and adware
Anti-phishing--Alerts you to web sites that may try to steal your identity
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Nagware: focus stealing, average quality virus protection. Limited spyware removal.
Comment: When computer users were searching for a term to apply to computer programs that came loaded with viruses, harmful DRM (Digital Rights Management) or other insidious ways of slowing down the user's computer, they eventually settled on "Malware."
Its time to coin a new term for programs like McAfee Total Protection. My complaints against the program are only partially related to its ability to filter out viruses and keep a computer free of junk.
The real issue with this program, and many, many others is that it will constantly steal the users focus by popping up text boxes from the Taskbar in Windows. These can come at ANY time the computer is on. They alert the user to the fact that "McAfee has installed updates," or "It is time to restart the computer" to the neverendingly frustrating "Your subscription is about to expire." These boxes can and will pop up while immersed in a full screen computer game, at times causing it to crash. They will pop up when you are working on editing digital photos, or watching a movie, or anything else that requires your full attention.
The term "nagware," came to mind, and maybe it will stick. Feel free to put your suggestions in the comments section of this review.
I understand why they do this. It is intended for novice computer owners who need to be reminded of all of these things, and who don't consider having their 'focus' (the primary task the computer user is working on. For example, as I write this review, it is my primary focus) stolen as EXTREMELY frustrating. That wouldn't even be a big deal, except that McAfee in their infinite wisdom has provided no remedy for the power user. We cannot turn off these irritating messages. They come regardless of my desire to see them or not.
They are amazingly irritating, especially if they disrupt something immersive, like a computer game or movie. Imagine: you are watching your new blue-ray of "The Dark Knight," and just as Batman is about to dispense with the Joker, a text box pops up with the message "McAfee has finished installing updates" in a gray box in the corner of the screen. Unacceptable in the first place, and even more so because you CANNOT TURN THIS FEATURE OFF! This gets unbearable when your subscription is a few months from expiring, and alerts informing you of that pop up literally every time you use the computer. Also, they don't just leave after they pop up, the user is required to click 'ok.' You cannot permanently disable these messages.
As a virus scanner, McAfee works relatively well. It will scan your system for viruses, and if your definitions are up-to-date, find them some of the time. However, it is pretty strange that after making virus software for so many years, they still cannot provide a reasonably well working Spyware hunter that is anywhere near as good as the free version of "Ad-Aware" offered by Lavasoft, or the retail version of "Spybot Search and Destroy."
Another major complaint is the sheer size of the system resource footprint that McAfee total protection takes up. If you have an older computer, less than 2gb of ram (4gb with Vista), this program will create a very noticeable slowdown in your computer's performance. Comparing to how it runs on my wife's laptop with 4gb of ram vs. some of the computers at my work with only 1.5gb, the older work computers are drastically slowed down by McAfee, while my wife's laptop with its 4gb of ram is not really affected. (I do not use this program on my computer for the reasons that I've laid out above).
In concussion, if you don't care about 1. Annoying pop ups that steal your focus and cannot be disabled, 2. Very limited spyware removal and 3. Slow and poorly written code that uses a large portion of system resources, you MIGHT consider buying this software.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Met all our needs
Comment: WHen it comes to virus protection, users differ in what they want so I'll note that we wanted basic family protection as well as a few bonus features that came in handy.
This exceeded OUR expectations but be sure about what YOU expect. We got:
1. Quick installation and the ability to be used by more than one family member. Simple, easy to use, solid protection.
Bonus features that may or may not be of interest to you:
the ability to rate web sites and rank them. Instant feedback about sites that may be trouble with a capital T, regular updates and parental control modes. You can block ads and other annoyances.
THe bells and whistles? Sure, you can do better but do you really need more?
Customer Rating:
Summary: Average Software in an Average Security Software Market
Comment: While I did not expect much with McAfee Internet Security 2009 it did, at least, meet my expectations. As someone that works in the computing industry I know how the consumer level anti-virus packages can be below par and really cause headaches for the end user. Corporate level packages are much better, but I will get off topic here...
McAfee Internet Security 2009 was decently quick during the installation and updating phases. It followed the usual steps of uninstalling older software packages and did it with ease, but I'm sure it was just luck in my case. After the install and updating, I found the menus to be fairly easy to navigate. However, I personally feel that most anti-virus/internet security packages (McAfee included) offer too many options. At the end of the day most people just want to know that their PC is protected. McAfee does a decent job of offering a compromise between simple, straight-forward menus and more complicated options should the user want them.
After a couple weeks of use, Internet Security 2009 has been running smoothly. I have not noticed too much of a slow down on my system and the software has not been too nagging with pop-ups and warnings. As for firewalls, it does a good job out of the box without too much hassle and blocking.
Overall, its speed has been above par and resource usage has been relatively low. Comparing Internet Security 2009 to previous versions, I would certainly recommend it as an upgrade. Compared to its competition, it's really on par. It does not offer anything substantial above its competitors, nor does it offer any negatives. Your previous experience with this brand and the price of the product should be among your deciding factors. I have used just about all of the consumer level security packages and I tend to stick with a single brand and McAfee is certainly a brand that you can trust.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent products across the board
Comment: Back when we owned only one computer, McAfee was the internet utility software we used. After my husband became a certified system engineer and our home network grew to rival that of some small companies, McAfee remained the brand we counted on. We still do. This is an excellent suite and a great value for money. In a word -- well, two words -- buy it.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Product
Comment: You can't go wrong with McAfee! Easy to install, this security system will do the job without slowing your computer down to a crawl like some of the others I've tried. Not comprehensive, but focused instead on those who do a lot of internet surfing.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Protect yourself, your computer, your identity and your family with McAfee Internet Security 2009. With the daily emergence of new and more sophisticated Internet threats that could disrupt your digital life, you need more than a simple anti-virus program. You need McAfee Internet Security 2009 - a comprehensive, feature-rich, and simple-to-use security software.
Identity Protection?Shop, bank, and trade online safely 2-way Firewall Protection SiteAdvisor?Warns about unsafe web sites SecurityCenter?A security status screen with fully customizable options SystemGuards?Warns when your computer shows specific behaviors that may signal virus, spyware, or hacker activity Stealth Mode?Makes your computer invisible to intruders online Shredder?Removes any trace of confidential files from your computer Parental Controls Data Backup Protection without Interference?Watch movies or play games uninterrupted as McAfee security service intelligently defers tasks, updates, and alerts when you're in full-screen mode Minimum System Requirements Microsoft Windows 2000 (32-bit) with Service Pack 4 (SP4) or higher, XP (32-Bit) with Service Pack 1 (SP1) or higher, Vista (32 or 64-bit) 256 MB RAM or higher 800 X 600 or higher resolution 150 MB of available free drive space Internet connection Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Optional - Mozilla Firefox 1.5 or later For up to 3 users
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