I hate McAfee with a passion, but there is no arguing with the price!

Wouldn't have it even if it was free

Most of the comments in this thread are the exact reason I was loathe to post this deal...AV threads are like hard drive threads. Always some who like the software and some who hate it.

I've worked in enterprise IT for 20+ years and personally I've never purchased a paid AV subscription. in both home and work I've probably tried most of the options and supported some on deployments of 10's of thousands of machines.
My machines at home (I have many) stay clean by keeping them up to date, browsing wisely and running some basic free AV software but I know there are many people who like to just buy the latest version of McAfee/Norton etc.

These are the people I hope will benefit from this thread.

Norton / McAfee awful piece of software, usually decreases performance.

thanks but can't find ànything in my pm? still having massive issues with avg killing my program multiple times a day and really need to stop it

there must be alt of people missing half their brains to have this voted hot.

Exactly the reason I posted the deal....as I said personally I'd never pay for an AV subscription but Norton, Kaspersky and McAfee are all very popular especially amongst less technical users.

Does amuse me how MS SCEP fails everyones tests yet it's an icredibly popular choice for enterprise AV right now. It's free as part of a Micorosoft enterprise license agreement so it just goes to show that cost is as much as a factor as protection to many companies still

For anyone interested it actual independent testing of the latest AV programs you can find them here: http://dennistechnologylabs.com/reports/s/a-m/2015/

Dennis Technology labs are well respected and based in the UK. Their latest reports shows Kaspersky and Norton your best bet right now.
On a personal note, as a computer repair tech I can personally vouch that McAfee and AVG are the most common AVs I find installed on computers that are riddled with viruses and PUPs. Hardly scientific, but worth noting.

Lots of haters of this, but nothing to backup their comments.
I just found this though...
McAfee Antivirus 2016

360 Total Security, malwarebytes, spyware blaster, Firefox addons noscript and wot. All free and have good reviews.

McAfee latte!

​see pm offer of help

For a paid subscription of AV this is cheap. Previous history with many PCs with Norton or McAfee means that id rather shop elsewhere. Id recommend you look at - Beginners and Advanced Users: Avira [Free] (German Engineering) and Expert Users: Nod32.
The Benefits of Avira, is it has Android and PC deployments for free, free privacy advisor for your phone and free optimiser for your phone. It also has free theft capabilities for laptops and phones, with Scream / Kill and Wipe Functions.

​Avira Anti Virus has the smallest footprint on both RAM and Cpu usage. So small, that microsoft word uses more. Norton and McAfee are just too intensive on your system to reap the benefits of having a protected system. You lot must be living with very slow computers to have bulky AVs running.

I hate McAfee with a passion, but there is no arguing with the price!

Good post ,but mcafee a pain in the ass.

Avast Free does a better job of protection than McAfee.

From bitter experience this lets viruses walk right through with no notifications. Avast and Norton both immediately picked up the culprits, Avoid. Even at this price. Cold, bitterly cold.

In my own tests, it offers little or no protection at all, but does a good job making you 'think' everything is ok. Don't waste your money - eset nod32/avira and/or malwarebytes.

Most of the comments in this thread are the exact reason I was loathe to post this deal...AV threads are like hard drive threads. Always some who like the software and some who hate it.

I've worked in enterprise IT for 20+ years and personally I've never purchased a paid AV subscription. in both home and work I've probably tried most of the options and supported some on deployments of 10's of thousands of machines.
My machines at home (I have many) stay clean by keeping them up to date, browsing wisely and running some basic free AV software but I know there are many people who like to just buy the latest version of McAfee/Norton etc.

These are the people I hope will benefit from this thread.

Misleading title by Argos. Nothing is UNLIMITED....There are caveats....

reserved well done

I see Norton is being knocked by a few, on their experiences X years ago presumably, because I have used it 2 years in a row and have no problems whatsoever and as for slowing my machines down, nah. I also have Kaspersky on one machine which is excellent.

Anti virus software is free.

I've used several different Anti virus over the last 12 months, I can honestly say McAfee is by far the worst piece of software I have ever used, this included it adding thousands of shortcuts to it's website in my Chrome favorites list, don't ask me how but it took a while to get rid of them, never again.

I have a 300 user, 3 year licence with avg and can't wait for it to finish. it's 100% detection rate includes one of the main programme's we use in my company and I cannot stop avg removing it. have added it to the whitelist etc , added to exceptions etc but to no avail. have literally had to reinstall the program HUNDREDS of times for my users. Avg support has been useless. will drop AVG at first possible opportunity

wouldn't even bother... not worth the space it takes up..

McAfee have gone from being the so called best in the world to them practically giving it away free with any service/ISP/credit card/etc. Now it's even cheap to buy because not many people want to...

Kaspersky is my overall favourite. NOD32 has a high detection rate but it's interface sucks for most people - it's geared towards IT pros. Avira is good for a FREE solution. Norton has a bad reputation because of a run of 4-5 system hogging editions over 10 years ago... It really isn't that bad anymore and it's detection rate is higher than average while it's interface is very n00b-friendly. Of the most easily commercially available products (ones you can go into any electronic shop and buy), I would put Norton 2nd to only Kaspersky, but overall it's obviously nowhere near top2 :laughing:

If you don't want to pay but want to use my unlimited copy... McAfee Download

Because I used to use it before Avast...... That's why it says "since"!

My wife's company insists on McAfee (global big boy) and she screams her hair out when it does a scan (scheduled by the company in the US) as she can't do a thing.

​look at Nod32. I've also not had too much of an impact with Avast and Avira. Keep away from McAfee and Norton. At any price. They will grind your machine to a halt and getting rid of them is a pita.

Iv had mcafee for years and still with them on pc and phone.. had no problems with them..every year instead of renewing just buy a new code and install job done.....for all those who really looking into it...take it from someone who uses mcafee and it's good

excellent price used mcafee for years no issues heat added

voting for ESET NOD32

Norton / McAfee awful piece of software, usually decreases performance.

Cheap as chips, but I think I'll have the chips.

​I personally use and recommend AVG Cloud Care. I can usually offer discounts through my business partnership with AVG and they got another 100% detection rate this year :smiley:

​I was under the impression NOD32 was renamed a long time ago by ESET to Endpoint Security?

Hate it due to slowing of the computer; since I've always used Avast free at home and Pro at work.

​Nod32 has been the best anti-virus I've ever used in terms of impact on system resources, I would recommend it for that. Not sure about percentage of threats it catches but I'm fairly sure it's quite high in the rankings.

I did find one in the end. Your link is a much more comprehensive list of all there software. There all going to flash drives. Thanks for that.

Wouldn't have it even if it was free

Is a good deal, But a bitch to remove

Yes I know what you meant I'm with Sky myself I was just saying someone posted a deal for what you metioned and it went cold but yet this deal costs and it's hot lol

I'd say good overall would be Nod32 or Kaspersky

Uh? Think you've misunderstood what I was saying - let's try again if you have broadband like most do?! Your ISP provides Internet security for free ( included in there service to you ) - I wasn't promoting any deal or provider, just saying the chances are your ISP already offers it for nothing if you want it! :smiley:

Might be worth mentioning to those who may not realise it most broadband providers ie BT / Sky etc provide Internet security in with your contract for 'free' - might be worth checking

McCrappy.

so is it worth getting in terms of performance?

Do they also still give a virus its own name? And not the common name?

good price. .heat added