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Robertshaw15
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Regard mcafee

We're do I find the code for the mcafee so I can put it on my computer please thank u
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alanf
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Re: Regard mcafee

If you are referring to Plusnet Protect Powered By McAfee then "You can add Plusnet Protect in the Member Centre on our Add-Ons page."

https://www.plus.net/home-broadband/protect/

decomplexity
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Re: Regard mcafee

It is not a good idea to put all your trust in McAfee Internet Security or the other McAfee  anti-malware products. Compared with Kaspersky Internet Security or even the venerable Norton/Symantec equivalents, its ability to identify malware is poor.  

 

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Townman
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Few would agree with that assessment....
https://www.toptenantivirus.co.uk/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIoYXghpeW1QIVmqntCh1IQAP2EAAYASAAEgIfQvD_BwE
http://uk.pcmag.com/antivirus-reviews/8141/guide/the-best-antivirus-protection-of-2017
https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/

Mcafee has a long history of being a sound product. In my experience Norton creates as many problems as it claims to fix.

Superusers are not staff, but they do have a direct line of communication into the business in order to raise issues, concerns and feedback from the community.

Oldjim
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Re: Regard mcafee

Well I would

Take your link to Avtest - Mcafee comes third from last for protection

and this one third from last again http://chart.av-comparatives.org/chart1.php?chart=chart2&year=2017&month=Feb_Jun&sort=1&zoom=4

Townman
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Re: Regard mcafee

Jim,

I speak from the experience of working for a major international IT firm. We used McAfee for years with no real issues. Then some accountant bod secured a cheaper deal with Norton ... and all hell broke out.

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Oldjim
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So you are comparing the Business Version and the Consumer version is rather different

I suggest you look at the independent tests - the link you showed and mine - and McAfee has been going downhill for many years

Symantec used to be a resource hog but they sorted that out a few years ago

 

decomplexity
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"I speak from the experience of working for a major international IT firm. "

Then you will also be aware that, in addition to PC-based anti-malware programs, businesses run hardened security appliances on the periphery of their network. If they run a DMZ that contains public-facing web servers and email servers, they may run two appliances (or two farms of appliances) - one to protect their public-facing services and one on the inward side of the DMZ to protect their internal users.

They usually run a hardened version of a UNIX variant or a special purpose operating system

McAfee sell security appliances, and one hopes that they are more secure than their PC-based brethren.

Zen from May 17. PN Business account from 2004 - 2017