Solved McAfee or Trend Micro

codyw · Jul 2, 2011

My last AV has expired and as a temporary fix, I installed Trend Micro Titanium on my PC. I was wondering which would be the best paid version to go with - Trend Micro Titanium 2011 or McAfee 2011?

Has anyone had any problems with these AV vendors/programs before?

DBone · Jul 2, 2011

I wouldn't use either. There are a lot of really good free choices out there such as avast!, Comodo, Panda and MSE. If you want to go the paid route, then avast Internet Security, Norton, Kaspersky, G Data, ect.. are all better choices then McAfee or Trend Micro.

But if your heart is set on one of those two, then I would go with Trend Micro all day over McAfee. Head over to http://www.wilderssecurity.com/index.php and look around for a while, and you can make a much better informed decision.

Quarter 1 2011 tests: http://www.av-test.org/certifications.php

linnemeyerhere · Jul 2, 2011

I've used both and McAfee I wold avoid like the plague. I've been very happy with Trend Micro but some here would disagree. I would suggest trying the free TrendMicro for a period and see if you like it and then purchase or remove. Keep in mind that removing AV programs with the "uninstall program" will likely leave artifacts that the next AV download may not like so please contact their support team for instructions on proper uninstalling (with TM I'm an expert at this) long story and good luck. The best AV is the one you'll use on a regular basis !

codyw · Jul 2, 2011

Thanks. I have heard some things about McAfee but wanted to get some feedback from it. I'll look into Trend Micro Titanium.

Thanks again!

DBone · Jul 2, 2011

I installed Trend Micro 2011 on my XP x32 TestMule, and it was decent...........However, it was a biatch to uninstall. Even Trend's uninstall tool left things behind. I eventually had to do a re-image to install the next AV that I was testing. I would install it with caution if it were me.

Bill2 · Jul 2, 2011

Tried both TM and Mcaffee (preinstalled) and both of them are horrible. Try something else, seriously. If you want free, MSE, otherwise NIS 2011 or eset.

yowanvista · Jul 2, 2011

My ISP used to give Trend Micro for free, tried for for 1 week. It was horrible

linnemeyerhere · Jul 2, 2011

Told you you'll get all sorts of feed back. This topic get's more input second only to Intel vs AMD ! lol

marsmimar · Jul 2, 2011

My ISP offered free Trend Micro and apparently got a bunch of complaints. They switched to McAfee. Still getting lots of complaints. Go figure.

codyw · Jul 2, 2011

Wow. Well, I have a testing machine of my own, I may look at a few - G Data maybe.
I've had a horrible experience with Norton IS 2011 and would prefer to stay away from it.

Bill2 · Jul 2, 2011

linnemeyerhere said:
Told you you'll get all sorts of feed back. This topic get's more input second only to Intel vs AMD ! lol

Not all "sorts", no. I'm yet to meet anybody who vouches for TM or Mcaffee, these 2 are universally hated AFAIK. But if it works for you, thats good enough.

codyw · Jul 2, 2011

I'm still doing some research before I make any final decisions. I used to use McAfee, the 2009 version, and it wasn't that great. Got me infected DAYS after I bought it.

codyw · Jul 2, 2011

Here is 1 thing that I found on Avast IS:
avast Internet Security Software Review & Comparison

DBone · Jul 2, 2011

As an avast! Internet Security user, you know what you'll get from me.

That being said, it's the lightest AV/firewall suite that I have ever used. It has outstanding protection, but the best feature is that you can sandbox your browser when you hit the web. You can choose the option to still be able to download software outside of the sandbox to a location of your choice.................Virtualization is the best protection.

You can also do a custom install, and install only the shields that pertain to you. I don't IM or do P2P, so I didn't install those shields. Also, I use web based mail (Yahoo!) so I didn't install the mail shield either. I hate gadgets and the WebRep browser add-on, so I left those out too............You get the idea.

codyw · Jul 2, 2011

Hmm, yea I get it. Does it have a web guard? Ex. does it show you results in a search engine for each result?

DBone said:
As an avast! Internet Security user, you know what you'll get from me. That being said, it's the lightest AV/firewall suite that I have ever used. It has outstanding protection, but the best feature is that you can sandbox your browser when you hit the web. You can choose the option to still be able to download software outside of the sandbox to a location of your choice.................Virtualization is the best protection.

You can also do a custom install, and install only the shields that pertain to you. I don't IM or do P2P, so I didn't install those shields. Also, I use web based mail (Yahoo!) so I didn't install the mail shield either. I hate gadgets and the WebRep browser add-on, so I left those out too............You get the idea.

DBone · Jul 2, 2011

It has a Web shield, File shield (the backbone), Network shield, Script shield and Behavior shield. (those are what's installed on my machine). The WebRep browser add-on thingy, will give you results from other avast! users on your searches (like WOT). I prefer Norton SafeSearch as it's not a community based opinion of a website, but rather a security based opinion. I set it as my default search engine in Chrome.

rahil08 · Jul 2, 2011

hey mcafee is bit slow i hate it .......... where as trend micro is light simply love it

DBone · Jul 2, 2011

Also, since it looks like you're worried about security, I would recommend Norton DNS. It doesn't install on your machine, it takes no system resources and it's free. From what I've seen, Norton DNS blocks about 40% of malicious websites (maybe a low estimation), so that is 4 out of 10 bad websites that your antivirus never has to even see. That makes even the worst AV better.

Some say that Norton DNS is faster then your ISP's DNS, some say it's slower. For me, I see no change for the better or worse. It's really a no-brainer.

codyw · Jul 2, 2011

Thanks - will look into it.

DBone said:
It has a Web shield, File shield (the backbone), Network shield, Script shield and Behavior shield. (those are what's installed on my machine). The WebRep browser add-on thingy, will give you results from other avast! users on your searches (like WOT). I prefer Norton SafeSearch as it's not a community based opinion of a website, but rather a security based opinion. I set it as my default search engine in Chrome.

DBone · Jul 2, 2011

I don't think you mentioned which AV you have installed right now, but make sure you use the manufactures clean up tool after you uninstall it through the programs and features panel. Don't use software like Revo Uninstaller to remove an antivirus. Do it from programs and features, then reboot, then to make sure it's all gone, run the uninstall tool per the manufacturer's directions. Some require safe mode, some don't. Then and only then, can you install your new AV.

3rd Party Antivirus Uninstall Tools: http://www.cloudantivirus.com/forum/thread.jspa?threadID=51755&tstart=0

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