Re: McAfee and Comcast

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Gregory447 wrote:
I am only in my 3rd year of computer use: hp pav. laptop. My ISP is Comcast (east coast USA) with McAfee Security Suite included for $58 Mo. I have heard some negative things about this security and I would appreciate any feedback as to the problems I face and to whether it is sufficient for me at this time, or whether I would be best off paying for a different firewall and virus protection. Thanks, love you all !

It's quite all right that you posted here. McAfee is dreadful. A lot of ISPs offer it as a free download. You aren't paying for it separately from your Comcast cable subscription.

I would uninstall McAfee and replace it with something far better. Recommended antivirus programs are NOD32, Kaspersky, and Avast if you want a free one. The built-in firewall in Windows XP is adequate for most people.


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