how to remove fake mcafee pop ups : r antivirus - Reddit I keep getting these popups saying stuff like "virus detected (5) your computer is damaged by suspicious programs to remove the virus, click in" and "computer under attack" I have no extensions This happened after I tried to find a free download of SWAT 4 off google (I am aware how stupid that decision was but never mind that for now, I did find a legitimate download) they are all coming
Is McAfee even worth it? : r antivirus - Reddit No McAfee, Norton, AVG, Avast, and Trend Micro My personal recommendational go to’s are Malwarebytes and Bitdefender but my personal settlement is on windows’ built in windows defender
Is Mcafee Safe to use? : r antivirus - Reddit McAfee is a slightly below average antivirus, perfectly serviceable for most people in most situations There are free antivirus options with the same footprint and detection rates as McAfee, and there are paid antivirus options with a smaller footprint and fewer false positives for the same price as McAfee If you choose to uninstall it, usually you can simply remove it via the control panel
Do we still need to buy Anti Virus? : r windows - Reddit I bought a new computer recently and had a free trial for McAfee Virus Protection, I’m just curious about the necessity of paying for additional Anti Virus nowadays Because of things like Windows Defender etc
Is mcafee that bad? : r antivirus - Reddit Mcafee was, and still is, preinstalled in every PC, and that wasnt fun for people when it begun to ask for money for a program thats absolute shit, its protection is awful, its user interface is oudated, its expensive, the only thing going for it is good web protection and low system resources The same was true for norton, it used to become preinstalled and asked you to pay for an mediocre
Having McAfee on your computer is worse than any virus it . . . - Reddit Having McAfee on your computer is worse than any virus it might prevent Somehow, McAfee's "free" software makes its way onto your computer Maybe it came pre-installed with your new PC, maybe it was bundled with something you actually wanted, maybe you saw an ad for a free trial period and had the misfortune to click it
Why is McAfee hated? : r antivirus - Reddit Why is McAfee hated? I don't really understand why McAfee is generally disliked on the community and everytime when I say along the lines of "I use McAfee" I would later get notifications from people recommending me to change AV but when I ask them why they wouldn't explain it fully or at all