John,
I can't speak for the current McAfee products, but, when I used their
products several years ago, I felt the same way. I have been using a Norton
package for several years, and, though many people find fault with it, it
has served me well.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "John Hudson" <OM4T@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:29 AM
Subject: [OM] OT - question re anti-virus program
> 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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