wandergirl
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Well it is that time of year again when McAfee 3-in-1 Security Suite hits me up for their big renewal fees. I have seriously been considering going to a different security suite. I have a Dell Inspirion B120 laptop with the Celeron M processor - yes I know it sucks terribly but it is running so I am using it I have tried to change antivirus packages before to no avail. I have had AVG which had a lot of conflict issues with my system. I would really like to dump McAfee. I had some other one before that which I had to dump because it was too difficult to use.
I am constantly traveling and I use public wifi almost exclusively. What I have liked about McAfee is that it is pretty much mindless and does have a public websurfing option. Also it has never had system conflicts except that it does bog me down like crazy despite having 2 gigs of memory. I also have Webroot Spyware Sweeper, and MalwareBites Anti-malware. All of this is costing a mint! What I don't like is the cost, the lack of any real support when you need it $$$$$ and that I have to have all these other products just to keep my computer free of crap! The scan takes FOREVER - I mean hours - AND EATS UP ALL THE MEMORY.
I have been trying to find out if I could just upgrade the Webroot to their suite for $30.00. The Spyware Sweeper seems to jive with my B120. I can't really find many ratings or product comparisons of their suite. I need something which will protect me in the wild world of public wifi - end of story - which does not seize up my computer while doing so. I would also like a product which offers real support - not just by email like AVG, but will not charge me to remove a virus their stupid product should have protected me from to begin with. I am becoming frustrated with websites comparing antivirus packages because they all choose different ones as "the best" plus the consumer ratings tend to be very different from the editor ratings. Isn't there any real info out there on this stuff which is reliable?!
The website for Webroot is: http://www.webroot.com/productCheck/?pc=64150&origrc=1&rc=1&sfb=0&oc=75&mjv=6&mnv=1&rel=0&bld=128&lang=en&loc=USA&opi=2&omj=5&omn=1&avon=1&frq=1&dnv=20&kc=ppc%60fkab^^aehefvrduw&guid=2E38F96C-B7A5-498D-A145-BE53D3E52B06&sosacct=dlineberrys&storageUsed=4820382720
The only review I could find was here: http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/reviews/34458.aspx
I am open to anything right now before I have to shell out more money....
I am constantly traveling and I use public wifi almost exclusively. What I have liked about McAfee is that it is pretty much mindless and does have a public websurfing option. Also it has never had system conflicts except that it does bog me down like crazy despite having 2 gigs of memory. I also have Webroot Spyware Sweeper, and MalwareBites Anti-malware. All of this is costing a mint! What I don't like is the cost, the lack of any real support when you need it $$$$$ and that I have to have all these other products just to keep my computer free of crap! The scan takes FOREVER - I mean hours - AND EATS UP ALL THE MEMORY.
I have been trying to find out if I could just upgrade the Webroot to their suite for $30.00. The Spyware Sweeper seems to jive with my B120. I can't really find many ratings or product comparisons of their suite. I need something which will protect me in the wild world of public wifi - end of story - which does not seize up my computer while doing so. I would also like a product which offers real support - not just by email like AVG, but will not charge me to remove a virus their stupid product should have protected me from to begin with. I am becoming frustrated with websites comparing antivirus packages because they all choose different ones as "the best" plus the consumer ratings tend to be very different from the editor ratings. Isn't there any real info out there on this stuff which is reliable?!
The website for Webroot is: http://www.webroot.com/productCheck/?pc=64150&origrc=1&rc=1&sfb=0&oc=75&mjv=6&mnv=1&rel=0&bld=128&lang=en&loc=USA&opi=2&omj=5&omn=1&avon=1&frq=1&dnv=20&kc=ppc%60fkab^^aehefvrduw&guid=2E38F96C-B7A5-498D-A145-BE53D3E52B06&sosacct=dlineberrys&storageUsed=4820382720
The only review I could find was here: http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/reviews/34458.aspx
I am open to anything right now before I have to shell out more money....
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