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McAfee AntiVirus Total Protection (3 User License) RETAIL for Only $5.00

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McAfee AntiVirus Total Protection (3 User License) RETAIL for Only $5.00
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AssociatedLwizzlesticks on 03/08/2011 - 01:26 ebay.com.au (2153 clicks)
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McAfee Total Protection suite offers you and your family the ultimate PC and online security with accelerated performance. It's now available with revolutionary Active Protection technology, enabling the fastest updates and highest levels of detection against malicious threats. It provides anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, anti-phishing, two-way firewall in addition to parental controls, identity protection, and a powerful website safety advisor.

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  • Redmo0n on 03/08/2011 - 02:55

    I + it because you went the extra yard to make the deal legit.

  • ModaMagic on 03/08/2011 - 04:32
    -4

    Recommend this for anyone who doesn't have any form of internet security.
    It's not a waste of money and it's much more efficient than all freeware and it's $5.
    http://www.av-test.org/reports/2011q2/avtest_report_mcafee_1…
    May not be the best but $5 you can't really complain

    • pilchard on 03/08/2011 - 08:49
      +6

      it's much more efficient than all freeware

      Big claim. The source you posted disagrees with you: http://www.av-test.org/#t2011-Q2
      Avast (free) is rated higher in all areas.

      • yanman on 03/08/2011 - 08:57
        +1

        Thanks for that link! I've always used Avast at home.

    • [Deactivated] on 03/08/2011 - 10:02
      +1

      we use mcafee @ work, it's rubbish, we're forever using malware bites to actually remove the crap people mysterious get installed on their PC's.

      I was going to say $5, it's a bargain, but considering the freeware tools available which are at least equal, that $5 could be re-invested into a happy hour pint…..

  • ZaFrOoNaLdO on 03/08/2011 - 05:06
    +2

    should add in title says its 2010 not 2011.

    • EnALup on 03/08/2011 - 15:50
      -1

      I had Norton 2010 and it upgraded to 2011 without a hitch. So I think same is true with other anti viruses.

  • Graffin on 03/08/2011 - 06:24

    I've always liked McAfee because it updates itself to the latest version and interface anyway.

    But, it seems the seller doesn't accept PayPal, but Paymate instead - and because there's no email address entered for the merchant, it won't process.

    Has anyone else got it to work?

  • [Deactivated] on 03/08/2011 - 06:47

    I'm unclear on how long the licence is for? With av soft you pay for the subscription

  • davodavo on 03/08/2011 - 07:30

    Or you could just get this for $15 pick up - McAfee Internet Security 2011 OEM 3 User
    http://www.umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=2

  • MattyD on 03/08/2011 - 08:12
    +1

    +1 for the deal, but just to encourage discussion:

    Whilst I think McAfee is a solid solution for larger corporate systems, for personal use I always found it a ridiculous resource hog on any machine I installed it. Things noticeably slowed down, regularly froze and when I decided to get rid of it: unecessarily complicated to purge.

    My research at the time found vast amounts of consensus on those two points: ties up too much processing power, a pain to remove all traces of.

    One of the main reasons I ditched my (fully licensed) version in favour of freeware was how much "lighter on their feet" many of the good ones ran.

    I haven't had much experience in the last 2-3 years, has it gotten better for the home user?

  • HandsomeMonkey on 03/08/2011 - 09:11
    +6

    Or you can use the free Microsoft Security Essential if you have a legit version of Windows.

    • FOX on 03/08/2011 - 09:19

      Do you have to have a legit version of Windows to have MSE running?

      • bruc3 on 03/08/2011 - 09:31

        AFAIK you need a legit version of Windows because MSE would only update if the Windows detects as authentic license.

        I think another free one you should consider is Avira Antivir which is the one i recommend. However both MSE and Avira are only antivirus and do not have a firewall. For additional firewall you could consider using Comodo firewall or PC Tools Pro firewall.

        TLDR: get Avira Antivir + Comodo Firewall, both are free and provide good protection.

        • Captain Obvious on 03/08/2011 - 13:23

          Actually MSE does have a firewall

          EDIT: my bad, Windows comes with a Firewall that combines with MSE

        • watwatwat on 03/08/2011 - 13:35
          +3

          I have MSE working fine and my win7 shows up as legit on a non-legit installation. But then again, I am a l33t h@X0r.

    • MementoMori on 03/08/2011 - 10:49

      Agreed - MSE is excellent in terms of both OS integration, performance and protection.

    • fieldafar on 03/08/2011 - 13:45

      +1

      MSE is the best.

  • [Deactivated] on 03/08/2011 - 10:36

    McAfee has had a lot of issues in the recent past, Officeworks has stopped selling them since 2009/2010…

  • StevePER on 03/08/2011 - 10:44

    We use this at work and it's a terrible product that hogs resources and slows our machines to a crawl. Try starting up something like Eclipse with this running and you'll see what I mean. I won a copy of this and had trouble giving it away.

    • MementoMori on 03/08/2011 - 10:50

      Yeah - any Java process and McAfee will consume an entire core and grind away for 45 seconds.

  • Rumbaar on 03/08/2011 - 11:02

    Shame even at $5, I'd still use MSE over it.

  • Ambiguous on 03/08/2011 - 11:50
    +2

    Does anyone know how MSE rates against Avast Free?

    • MattyD on 03/08/2011 - 12:43

      Read above where a few have posted links to www.av-test.org which compares, tests and rates av offerings quarterly.

      Thanks guys: I hadn't seen this site before and it's a damn useful one imo.

    • Captain Obvious on 03/08/2011 - 13:25

      Apparently not great in terms of detecting Malware threats (it still does, just not as well) BUT it also claims that MSE doesn't return false positives. In my experience this is false, MSE does return false positives as well.

      It is very easy to use though, as the tests note.

    • Draxxx on 04/08/2011 - 09:16

      There is also this site;
      http://www.av-comparatives.org/en/comparativesreviews

  • syswong on 03/08/2011 - 12:48

    The seller did not set up the paymate correctly and it would not allow you check cost Merchant email is missing.

  • bryans on 03/08/2011 - 13:19
    +1

    Mcafee takes so much memory space. Norton Antivirus has much smaller footprint.

  • Indy on 03/08/2011 - 13:53

    Read all the adverse comments about McAfee after agreeing to buy, and also found the required email address is missing like Griffin and Syswong. Will keep using Comodo.
    Indy.

  • bamzero on 03/08/2011 - 15:03

    MSE user these days, seems to have much lower impact on the system than most others.

  • Noblejoker on 03/08/2011 - 17:08
    +1

    Used Macafee and nortons in years past - never happy
    Was a happy user of AVG but heard bad things and tried MSE
    Had a few false positives and a small malware hiccup easily fixed with malwarebytes
    Decided to try Avast free which IMO is the best of the free AV
    No firewall (I use windows) but more features than any other free and still very light on resources
    Very easy to use and the lady tells me each morning 'Avast database has been updated' makes me think of Startrek

  • twinbag on 04/08/2011 - 08:54

    +1 for Avast with Windows Firewall. Light on resources and more importantly for us Ozbargainers..Free!

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