Originally Posted by
Maxbert
Obviously can't run both at the same time, right?
Correct.
McAfee seems to arrive preinstalled on most new "shop" PCs, which then ask you three months later to "send money". I suspect there's a commission deal in there somewhere.
I've done a fair few "McRemovals" - it's an amazingly persistent blighter, and takes a lot of removing.
I've not read a performance comparison for a few months, and they all differ a bit depending on what viruses they use to test, but the last one I saw rated McAfee at 92%-ish and AVG and Avast at 99.x%
The inference was that about 8% of viruses would get past McAfee, and most of those wouldn't get past the other two. Whether that's true or not I dunno, but I don't take the risk. Add in the fact that you pay for McAfee and the best two are free, and ...