Mcafee messing up

And yet Intel purchased McAfee.

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Yes, they did....and apparently they have some reason for it.

With McAfee deal, Intel to bake in security

I really like the Intel Core i7 930 processor in my desktop, but if Intel starts incorporating McAfee into their processors there may come a time when I have to consider going back to AMD.

~Maxx~
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Maybe Intel will fix McAfee.

Well it COULD happen!

Got rid of mcafee got sick of constant lag on my CPU with it

What free, light weight av software is there?

I'm running Avast and MSE. They get along fine.

You can just use one or the other. Both are free. Will get you a link.

You will see 3 downloads. One on left is free and is the same as the pay AV.
Firewall comes with the paid version.

http://www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download

MSE
http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

Hopalong X said:

I'm running Avast and MSE. They get along fine.

You can just use one or the other. Both are free. Will get you a link.

You will see 3 downloads. One on left is free and is the same as the pay AV.
Firewall comes with the paid version.

avast! Free Antivirus - Download Software for Virus Protection

MSE
http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

Can you allow ports through them?

Firewalls control port usage.
They are not firewalls.
They are antivirus.

Prof Kerfuffle said:

Got rid of mcafee got sick of constant lag on my CPU with it. What free, light weight av software is there?

These are the resource allocations of Comodo 2011 when running on my Win 7 x64 desktop. Not only is Comodo 2011 light on its feet, but it also offers a multi-layered default deny computer security that begins with Automatic Sandboxing of any unrecognized program, a top notch Proactive Defense+ HIPS rated best in the 148 part Matousec Proactive Security Challenge, Cloud Scanning for any unrecognized programs as well as a Cloud Based Behavior Blocker and the Comodo Antivirus all fronted by the fully programmable Comodo Firewall which offers a full port stealth mode all for the affordable low price of absolutely Free!



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Hopalong X said:

Firewalls control port usage.
They are not firewalls.
They are antivirus.

Right OK then how do you forward ports through Windows firewall?