New Version of McAfee removes Ad-Aware...

Hi,

I just did an update to my McAfee Firewall/Virus Scan On-line and was
prompted to down load a NEW down load manager which then went on to
install new versions of the software. Well, it attempted to. I let it
do the firewall but told it no when it told me that it would not work
with Ad-Aware software and would delete them in order to install Virus
Scan.

It removed the existing version of Virus Scan and now all I have is the
Firewall software and Security Center.

Trying to communicate with McAfee is impossible but I did send an email
to sales@McAfee.com expressing my distaste with this and the fact that
I was given no warning about this whatsoever prior to it doing
installs/deletions.

So, what to do? I am very upset at the way they have done this and now
am looking for alternatives to McAfee. Too bad really because I had
been relatively happy with the most recent versions of their software.
I cannot say that now.

Thanks,

Jim

--
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he does!"

Jim Seavey wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just did an update to my McAfee Firewall/Virus Scan On-line and was
> prompted to down load a NEW down load manager which then went on to
> install new versions of the software. Well, it attempted to. I let it
> do the firewall but told it no when it told me that it would not work
> with Ad-Aware software and would delete them in order to install Virus
> Scan.
>
> It removed the existing version of Virus Scan and now all I have is the
> Firewall software and Security Center.
>
> Trying to communicate with McAfee is impossible but I did send an email
> to sales@McAfee.com expressing my distaste with this and the fact that
> I was given no warning about this whatsoever prior to it doing
> installs/deletions.
>
> So, what to do? I am very upset at the way they have done this and now
> am looking for alternatives to McAfee. Too bad really because I had
> been relatively happy with the most recent versions of their software.
> I cannot say that now.
>
> Thanks,f
> Jim
>
> --
> "If Bill Gates had a nickel for every time Windows crashed...Oh, wait,
> he does!"

Pretty bold act by McAfee. I recently gave Avast a try and it informed
me that there was a conflict with ZoneAlarm. It recommended that I
disable ZA! Went to AntiVir instead.


Jon

Jim Seavey wrote:

> I just did an update to my McAfee Firewall/Virus Scan On-line and was
> prompted to down load a NEW down load manager which then went on to
> install new versions of the software. Well, it attempted to. I let it
> do the firewall but told it no when it told me that it would not
> work with Ad-Aware software and would delete them in order to install
> Virus Scan.

Hey, that's quite good. Ad-Aware is a provably piece of crap. Just read
the reverse engineering analysis at rootkit.com.

> It removed the existing version of Virus Scan and now all I have is
> the Firewall software and Security Center.

Oh well, basically nothing at all.

> So, what to do?

Well, what's your problem?

> I am very upset at the way they have done this and now am looking for
> alternatives to McAfee. Too bad really because I had been relatively
> happy with the most recent versions of their software. I cannot say
> that now.

OK, what properties are important for you with that software?

[ ] Doesn't work.
[ ] Fucks up the system.
[ ] Shows funny messages.

Jon wrote:

> Pretty bold act by McAfee. I recently gave Avast a try and it informed
> me that there was a conflict with ZoneAlarm. It recommended that I
> disable ZA! Went to AntiVir instead.

Avast tried to remove a known useless software and you're complaining? :-)

Jim Watt wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:49:42 +0200, Sebastian Gottschalk
> <seppi@seppig.de> wrote:
>
> >Hey, that's quite good. Ad-Aware is a provably piece of crap.
>
> No, its actually quite good, this further confirms your opinion
> is not worth the paper its wiped on.
> --
> Jim Watt
> http://www.gibnet.com

Don't feed him. You know where this is going.


Jon

Jon wrote:

>>> Hey, that's quite good. Ad-Aware is a provably piece of crap.
>> No, its actually quite good, this further confirms your opinion
>> is not worth the paper its wiped on.
> Don't feed him. You know where this is going.

Me referencing the extensive analysis of Ad-Aware as posted on
http://www.rootkit.com, showing how crappy it actually is?

On 30 Jul 2006 10:57:34 GMT, Jim Seavey wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I just did an update to my McAfee Firewall/Virus Scan On-line and was
> prompted to down load a NEW down load manager which then went on to
> install new versions of the software. Well, it attempted to. I let it
> do the firewall but told it no when it told me that it would not work
> with Ad-Aware software and would delete them in order to install Virus
> Scan.
>
> It removed the existing version of Virus Scan and now all I have is the
> Firewall software and Security Center.
>
> Trying to communicate with McAfee is impossible but I did send an email
> to sales@McAfee.com expressing my distaste with this and the fact that
> I was given no warning about this whatsoever prior to it doing
> installs/deletions.
>
> So, what to do? I am very upset at the way they have done this and now
> am looking for alternatives to McAfee. Too bad really because I had
> been relatively happy with the most recent versions of their software.
> I cannot say that now.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim

Try using Ant-Vir, it's highly rated and offers a free version, regards
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Jim Watt wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:49:42 +0200, Sebastian Gottschalk
> <seppi@seppig.de> wrote:
>
>> Hey, that's quite good. Ad-Aware is a provably piece of crap.
>
> No, its actually quite good, this further confirms your opinion
> is not worth the paper its wiped on.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
LOL! That's good stuff!