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2017 McAfee Internet Security Suite - 6 months free

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  • 13-01-2017 3:08pm
    #1
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,861 ✭✭✭✭


    The 2017 McAfee suite can be downloaded free from here. 6 months free usage but subject to new users only it seems. The following is the T & C's
    This is a 1-computer 6-month license
    • Please note if you have used McAfee in the past, you may not get the full license or you may get an expired license because this is intended for new McAfee users only!

    You get free updates for six months
    You get free tech support for six months
    May not be resold


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    #2
    RossieMan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭RossieMan


    McAfee is about as useful as the BA mods.

    /Apologies to any BA mod who may see this.


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    #3
    Jaden
    Registered Users Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭Jaden


    I wouldn't install that POS if you paid me. Let this post serve as a warning. DO NOT INSTALL. Insidious, bloated, hard to remove sludge.

    This is not a bargain alert, it's a trap.


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    #4
    Xterminator
    Registered Users Posts: 4,719 ✭✭✭Xterminator


    just as a rebuttal, sophos home edition is free all year round.. and thats not a bloated piece of crap.


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    #5
    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    McAfee is a virus


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    #6
    muffler
    Registered Users Posts: 45,861 ✭✭✭✭muffler


    To be brutally honest guys I couldnt give a fcuk what any of you think of it. No skin of my nose as they say as I only posted the details here in the hope that someone might be interested in it.

    Have a nice day.

    Oh, the comment about the BA mods is immature, ill mannered and totally uncalled for to put it nicely.


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    #7
    boobycharlton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 262 ✭✭boobycharlton


    muffler wrote: »
    To be brutally honest guys I couldnt give a fcuk what any of you think of it. No skin of my nose as they say as I only posted the details here in the hope that someone might be interested in it.

    Have a nice day.

    Oh, the comment about the BA mods is immature, ill mannered and totally uncalled for to put it nicely.

    Pot, meet kettle!


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    #8
    Vic_08
    Registered Users Posts: 3,042 ✭✭✭Vic_08


    muffler wrote: »
    To be brutally honest guys I couldnt give a fcuk what any of you think of it. No skin of my nose as they say as I only posted the details here in the hope that someone might be interested in it.

    Have a nice day.

    Oh, the comment about the BA mods is immature, ill mannered and totally uncalled for to put it nicely.

    I thought it was mildly amusing and anyone who is genuinely upset by it really needs to get some perspective.

    McAfee is about as close to a scam as you can get, pre-loaded all over the place with a super special offer of a free period to sucker in the unwary, just put in your CC details in for registration there, we promise we won't charge you <until you have forgotten all about signing up in the first place>

    A bargain is only a bargain if it is something with a value in the first place, this rubbish isn't. As above 100% free options that also work properly without clogging up systems are available.


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    #9
    Sams squirrel
    Site Banned Posts: 13 ✭Sams squirrel


    Intel bought Mcafee in 2011 for 7.6 Billion and were meant to change the name to intel security in 2014 cuz of what john mcafee was getting up to at the time giving the brand a bit of a bad name, rename never happened though and now they're looking to sell 51% to TPG for 1.1 Billion. Valuing it at 4.2 Billion. Mcafee product made $182 million first half of 2016 up 11% on 2015.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/technology/20chip.html
    http://money.cnn.com/2014/01/07/technology/security/intel-mcafee/
    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-07/tpg-to-acquire-intel-s-mcafee-unit-in-4-2-billion-transaction

    They really f*ked up buying it and then again not renaming it.


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    #10
    rustledjimmies
    Registered Users Posts: 1,082 ✭✭✭rustledjimmies


    Next week's top Bargain Alert: "Free McAfee Internet Security Suite REMOVAL tool"

    :pac:


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    #11
    Monkeynut
    Registered Users Posts: 590 ✭✭✭Monkeynut


    rustledjimmies wrote: »
    Next week's top Bargain Alert: "Free McAfee Internet Security Suite REMOVAL tool"

    :pac:

    it got leaked

    http://us.mcafee.com/apps/supporttools/mcpr/mcpr.asp


    but yeah poster is right, its a bargain to people who pay for it. so 1 up for that.


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    #12
    the groutch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,096 ✭✭✭✭the groutch


    I hear it runs well when used with Internet Explorer.


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    ROY RACE
    Registered Users Posts: 374 ✭✭ROY RACE


    Vic_08 wrote: »
    I thought it was mildly amusing and anyone who is genuinely upset by it really needs to get some perspective.

    McAfee is about as close to a scam as you can get, pre-loaded all over the place with a super special offer of a free period to sucker in the unwary, just put in your CC details in for registration there, we promise we won't charge you <until you have forgotten all about signing up in the first place>

    A bargain is only a bargain if it is something with a value in the first place, this rubbish isn't. As above 100% free options that also work properly without clogging up systems are available.

    what free options?


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    #14
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    ROY RACE wrote: »
    what free options?

    Avast. All I've used for many years on PC and Mac and never had any issues.


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    #15
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 90,836 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    ROY RACE wrote: »
    what free options?
    Most people mainly use browsers so blocking scripts and dodgy sites is the #1 defence. Flash and acrobat reader need so many security patches that you'd question if they are worth having. (why does a pdf reader need multimedia access ???)

    For files Windows has it's own built in AV or go the nuclear option and hange over to something like Linux mint or BSD

    AVG http://www.avg.com/ww-en/free-antivirus-download
    Avast https://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download
    Avira https://www.avira.com/en/free-antivirus-windows
    Sophos https://www.sophos.com/lp/sophos-home.aspx


    Outdated AV may be worse than none because you get an false sense of security. And bad AV has lots of low level access to your system so if it can be attacked the bad guys have complete control.

    Apart from viruses there's also malware. The difference is the antivirus vendors want more money to fix that too.


    see also here Virus & Malware Removal forum
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1009


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    #16
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users Posts: 28,729 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Bitdefender FTW. Even the free version will do the job better than this.


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    #17
    dunworth1
    Registered Users Posts: 5,295 ✭✭✭dunworth1


    Sara Narrow Revenue wrote: »
    Avast. All I've used for many years on PC and Mac and never had any issues.

    avast used to be great but its gone very poor in the last few months
    its detection rate is almost non-existant for ransomware

    Bitdefender is the new King


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    #18
    PropJoe10
    Registered Users Posts: 5,255 ✭✭✭PropJoe10


    muffler wrote: »
    To be brutally honest guys I couldnt give a fcuk what any of you think of it. No skin of my nose as they say as I only posted the details here in the hope that someone might be interested in it.

    Have a nice day.

    Oh, the comment about the BA mods is immature, ill mannered and totally uncalled for to put it nicely.

    Touchy much?


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    #19
    arkrow
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 158 ✭✭arkrow


    _Kaiser_ wrote: »
    Bitdefender FTW. Even the free version will do the job better than this.
    dunworth1 wrote: »
    avast used to be great but its gone very poor in the last few months
    its detection rate is almost non-existant for ransomware

    Bitdefender is the new King

    Bitdefender have been man in the middiling your https traffic by using their own self issued security certificate.

    Google Project Zero team have been digging into most (all) AV products over the last couple of years and they are all tragic. Damn near better off without any of them and just stick with Microsofts own yoke.

    Lookit,

    Project Zero calls out Kaspersky AV for SSL interception practices
    Symantec admits it won't patch 'catastrophic' security flaws until mid-July
    SECURITY OUTFIT Symantec has warned customers that security flaws in the firm's systems outed by Google's Project Zero last month won't be fixed until mid-July.

    Patches were rushed out to cover some of the "as bad as it gets" flaws identified by Project Zero, but patches to secure the fundamental architectural flaws are still some weeks away.

    Google's Project Zero names and shames 'ridiculous' Trend Micro bug

    Bitdefender Hacked, Customer Data Stolen by Detox Ransome


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    #20
    EIRE forever
    Site Banned Posts: 95 ✭✭EIRE forever


    Jaden wrote: »
    I wouldn't install that POS if you paid me. Let this post serve as a warning. DO NOT INSTALL. Insidious, bloated, hard to remove sludge.

    This is not a bargain alert, it's a trap.

    so what would you use?


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    #21
    PropJoe10
    Registered Users Posts: 5,255 ✭✭✭PropJoe10


    EIRE forever wrote: »
    so what would you use?

    Windows Defender in Windows 10 along with Malwarebytes Free provides more than enough security for the average user these days. Nobody should be shelling out for the likes of McAfee or Norton antivirus these days. Complete waste of money.


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    #22
    EIRE forever
    Site Banned Posts: 95 ✭✭EIRE forever


    PropJoe10 wrote: »
    Windows Defender in Windows 10 along with Malwarebytes Free provides more than enough security for the average user these days. Nobody should be shelling out for the likes of McAfee or Norton antivirus these days. Complete waste of money.

    got any links on where I can get those?


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    #23
    PropJoe10
    Registered Users Posts: 5,255 ✭✭✭PropJoe10


    EIRE forever wrote: »
    got any links on where I can get those?

    Windows Defender is built into Windows 10 so no need to download that.

    Malwarebytes Free can be got from here:

    https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/

    Havent used it for a while but as far as I know, there should be an option to opt out of the free trial of the premium version during installation. The free version doesn't scan in realtime so just run a manual scan once a month or so and bob's yer uncle.


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    EIRE forever
    Site Banned Posts: 95 ✭✭EIRE forever


    PropJoe10 wrote: »
    Windows Defender is built into Windows 10 so no need to download that.

    Malwarebytes Free can be got from here:

    https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/

    Havent used it for a while but as far as I know, there should be an option to opt out of the free trial of the premium version during installation. The free version doesn't scan in realtime so just run a manual scan once a month or so and bob's yer uncle.

    when I bought the laptop I was given the full version of mcafee but its just up now.
    ive no clue what windows I'm running, don't have the maleware installed but have done now with the link you gave. cheers for that


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