McAfee VirusScan 2005 9.0 review:1 stars (Don't get screwed !!!) - I've been a McAfee fan for years, until last week. An antivirus auto-update didn't finish loading, which put my PC in a constant rebooting stage. After paying $$ to speak to someone at McAfee, and getting "scripted brainless runarounds", he finally told me it was my system vendor's problem and not theirs.
I had to install a new hard drive, reinstall all my applications, and then restore my data from backups. I then decided to use a less popular, but well-reviewed antivirus product. It found a number of viruses in my restored data that McAfee had been missing for years.
The new program only uses a fraction of the system RAM that McAfee did. McAfee's Security Center uses a lot of RAM, which is a waste, because its main purpose is to constantly annouce what McAfee software products you haven't bought yet.
Don't buy McAfee, you can do a lot better !!1 stars (VirusScan needs insecure system to run) - I recently upgraded from version 7 to 9 and I must say that this is a big step backwards.

The first thing I noticed is that the product blatantly lies to you. It will claim that your virus scan is up to date when, in fact, it hasn't done any updates since it was installed!!! The problem was finally traced to using a browser other than Internet Explorer.

Their customer support was totally worthless in this regard. Multiple reinstallations of McAfee did NOT cure this problem. After monitoring their update program it was determined that ActiveX is required to update their product. I use a different web browser than IE and I have ActiveX disabled for security reasons (highly recommended that it be disabled by various network security sites). Thus, since ActiveX was disabled, McAfee would not update but, it would always say that it did.

When I get my rebates for the product, I'll be purchasing a different AntiVirus product and trashing this one. I used to really like and support McAfee but with this release, I've had to do a 180 degree change in direction. I don't need their marketing telling me that I should purchase all their other products. I don't need to be led to believe that I'm up to date when I'm not. I shouldn't need to reduce the security of my system in order to run their product. I shouldn't be required to use other products configured in a special way to run any anti virus package. For these reasons, I rate this new release as terrible.
5 stars (McAfee VirusScan is the best available anti-virus software.) - I've used this software for months now with absolutely no problems. You can configure the software to automatically check the McAfee website daily for software updates that can then be automatically downloaded to your computer. Superb software that excels in doing what it is suppose to do. If you are undecided about purchasing McAfee VirusScan, you can download a fully functioning 15 day trial version at http://download.mcafee.com/us/eval/.
McAfee VirusScan 2005 9.0 Features:
Computer software (programs)
Network (Networking)
Security
CD
More efficient at handling today's larger file sizes (e.g., MP3s, digital photos), VirusScan automatically scans inbound (POP3) and outbound (SMTP) email and email attachments for most popular email clients.
Prevents viruses when emailing, downloading and surfing
Quickly detects and helps delete potentially unwanted applications (PUPs) like key-loggers, Web dialers, pop-ups and adware that can rob personally identifiable information or slow your Web surfing.
VirusScan scans Instant Message attachments sent via AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo Messenger and Windows Messenger.
Whenever new viruses attack, McAfee VirusScan automatically updates itself with the latest virus definitions (DATs), silently in the background without interrupting your work.

McAfee VirusScan 2005 9.0 is the CD-ROM version. The full version can be purchased by clicking on the "CLICK HERE TO ORDER" button below for around 44.99USD.