Yes. McAfee is a piece of junk. I had it once and it behaved exactly
as you describe. Norton is no better in my view.
Of the many programs I have been exposed to over the years, by far the
best is Bullguard. Does its job perfectly without f******g up the
computer.
Nathan
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On Dec 17, 2008, at 3:29 PM, John Hudson wrote:
> Please excuse this OT question but I am sure somebody will have a
> quick and
> short answer.
>
> Does the McAfee anti-virus / utility / anti-spam package have a
> reputation
> for slowing down one's computer when being run in "background and
> always
> alert" mode? On the assumption that all such software causes some
> degree of
> slowdown is McAfee worse than the competition?
>
> Our daughter has recently taken out a 30 day subscription to the
> McAfee
> package and tells me that her computer has really started to slow down
> making her feel that McAfee is churning in the background and
> slowing up the
> works.
>
> jh
>
>
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