McAfee Question

[DemocratSinceBirth]

I have McAfee Protection for my computer...The e-mail protection slows my computer to a halt when I'm receiving e-mails; it also "takes forever" to download e-mails... What's the downside of leaving it permanently disabled?

[flvegan]

1. I'd dump it altogether and go with AVG.

McAfee slows EVERYTHING down.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. Thank You

I'll be surfing the net and my computer will come to a halt...Then I check and it's because I'm getting an e-mail...I disabled McAfee and there was no problems...Weird...

[flvegan]

4. You need some protection.

http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10320142.html?tag=mncol&cdlPid=10880275

This is the free version of AVG. Enjoy!

[Jamastiene]

9. That's what I did a long time ago.

I was a big McAfee fan until it started slowing my computer down more and more. I went with AVG and haven't looked back since.

[billyskank]

2. I use Avast which seems fairly unintrusive.

Some people recommend ClamAV. There is flvegan's suggestion above. All these things are free.

[ghostsofgiants]

5. I'll second Billyskank's suggestion of switching to Avast.

It is top notch.

[whistler162]

6. RRRRRR.... Avast would be a fitting AV for today!

me hearty's!

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/

I use Clamwin since it works on servers also.

[ghostsofgiants]

7. Yarr matey, it be the antivirus of buccaneers all over the seven seas.

It even be checkin' yer PC fer scurvy.

[DarkTirade]

8. I'd second any suggestion that suggests that you never, ever, EVER use McAafee or Norton.

EVER.