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| Thread ID: 124855 | 2012-05-23 18:27:00 | McAfee Trying To Re-Invent Itself Again | SurferJoe46 (51) | PC World Chat |
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| 1276981 | 2012-05-23 18:27:00 | I swear that there can't be enough n00bs to actually open the bloatware in new OSs and actually click on >>Install . McAfee can ONLY be relying on ignorant people who like their systems slowed down and generally mucked-with, since once a person has survived the first couple of years, McAfee and Norton is quickly fading in the rear view mirrors of anyone who mistakenly thought it was actually good . And for a hefty fee too . Here's a blurb::: McAfee has been repeatedly reporting about a surge of malware on Google’s Android mobile operating system, but it looks like PC users should really be watching their desktops and laptops more closely than ever . According to McAfee’s threats report for the first quarter of 2011, PC malware reached its highest levels in four years . The primary attacks were increases in rootkits and password stealers, the latter of which round out to nearly approximately 1 million new samples in Q1 2012 . Overall, McAfee Labs detected more than 75 million malware samples by the end of 2011 . If you add in Q1 2012, the total jumps to 83 million pieces . Here's the headline - I think McAfee got to write it themselves::: "McAfee sees 'malware explosion' across desktop, mobile platforms" ( . zdnet . com/blog/btl/mcafee-sees-malware-explosion-across-desktop-mobile-platforms/77531?tag=nl . e539" target="_blank">www . zdnet . com) <--- that's a link too . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1276982 | 2012-05-23 22:00:00 | I think McAfee got to write it themselves Nah, if they had written the headline it would have taken 75 pages. The article would run to 147 editions with extras to come. It would be optimised for Windows ME and Vista though ;) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1276983 | 2012-05-24 00:22:00 | They're trying to spread FUD, which serves a double purpose: it raises the profile of their company/'products' and promotes the purchase of their useless 'products'. I think the term "snake oil salesmen" was invented for companies like Norton and Mcafee.... In all the time I have been running Android (2 years?), I haven't been infected with a single piece of malware - and I am not running any preventatives. |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1276984 | 2012-05-26 08:44:00 | Anyway, McAfee wasn't invented, it was cloned from a pet rock. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1276985 | 2012-05-26 09:43:00 | I recently joined NZ Telecom broadband. As a Telecom Broadband or Dial Up customer, you get 5 FREE Telecom Security Suite licences, powered by world class McAfee, worth over $95 per licence, per year. I never took up the offer. It is not like me to turn down something that is free. |
Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1276986 | 2012-05-26 10:21:00 | Anyway, McAfee wasn't invented, it was cloned from a pet rock.Actually, this is nearly correct - but the pet rock in question was terminally ill from a genetic disorder when the cells were harvested.... | johcar (6283) | ||
| 1276987 | 2012-05-26 14:22:00 | I never allow my pet rock to date. They are promiscuous. | SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
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