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4.0 out of 5 stars
Only a few problems..., 4 April 2004
This review is from: McAfee Internet Security 6.0 (CD-ROM)
I have installed McAfee Internet Security 6 on my computer twice. There were a few problems with the first intall. There were times when the program (MIS6), would not allow me to email attachments but, McAfee now has a patch and instructions on how to elimnate the problem. However...If you have had any trial versions of McAfee installed on your computer - you must make sure that ALL traces of it be removed COMPLETELY !!, before installing the downloaded or boxed copy of the software. That means removing all traces from the registry, program folder, and if using Windows XP, from the document and settings folder. I REPEAT...ALL PREVIOUS TRACES OF THE SOFTWARE MUST BE REMOVED!! I now have McAfee Internet 6 installed on my computer, with all settings - just the way I want them, and now the program is running flawlessly. GOOD LUCK!
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
McAfee renewal reminders, 27 July 2004
This review is from: McAfee Internet Security 6.0 (CD-ROM)
I bought last year's version of this software. It installed easily and works reasonably well, though with the occasional go slow as it enters some kind of internal fugue state when a directory contains some large files that it decides to scan. Updates have been painless and efficient. What really seriously irritates me is that for the past month it intermittently pops up a window reminding me to renew my subscription. These notes started 2 months before the renewal date and since they now appear every few minutes and interrupt typing or data entry it is a major inconvenience. The support site says nothing can be done other than renew early - no thank you - I'm for a different product next time.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant protection, 7 Feb 2004
This review is from: McAfee Internet Security 6.0 (CD-ROM)
I upgraded from norton internet security 2002 and have had no problems with this suite so far. Everything is easy to use and works perfectly. The virus scan works pretty much like any other and has caught virus's before i've even finished downloading them. It also has a world virus map where you can "Get a real-time, bird's eye view of where the latest virus's are infecting computers world wide" The firewall has excellent controls and hasn't given me any problems with games once i gave them full internet access. It let's you view the active applications' activity and what IP addresses and ports they are connected to. Also, you can trace attacks with a visual maps to view the location of potential attackers. The privacy service is also excellent, detecting spyware and controlling the access of internet applications. Finally, the spamkiller service. I don't know why it's had so many bad reviews since i've had no problems with it, it's never blocked a single e-mail that i wanted and chatches almost all of the spam e-mail i get and moves it to the blocked mail box, leaving my regular e-mail in my inbox. Perhaps i downloaded a patch to fix it in one of the auto-updates? If you have problems getting games to work online with mcafee make sure you have full internet access enabled for it in the personal firewall AND in the privacy service. For some reason both of them control what programs can access the internet. If you continue to have trouble with games then just disable the privace service when u play (you will still be protected by the firewall) and re-enable it when you're finished. I highly recommend you buy this software
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