McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 8.0 Reviews

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McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 8.0
2.4 stars
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Summary


Manufacturer: McAfee
Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP

Average Ratings for McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 8.0

  • Ease of Set Up0.6 stars
  • Ease of Use0.3 stars
  • Value for Money0.6 stars
  • Reviewer Ratings0.8 stars
  • Overall Rating2.5 stars

7 Reviews For McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 8.0

  • Guest. 23rd May 2009

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    Good Points: There are no good points... Apart from:
    In ten months time, I can buy virus scan software from any other company than McAfee!


    Bad Points: The product.
    The support.
    The Customer service.
    The complaints procedure.


    General comments: I made the mistake of buying McAfee Virus Scan Plus as a download in March 2009.
    It didn't install but did remove existing protection.
    Their help desk is next to useless and their customer service is so bad as to be laughable!
    I had to take time off work to deal with the problems McAfee caused.
    When I wanted to get my money back, I was told that it was not McAfee's problem & would need to contact a sister company.
    When I asked for details of thier complaints department, I was told there was no telephone number or email address. All I was offered was a postal address in Holland.
    It has been nearly two months since I wrote to them and I have had no response. I think this is APPALLING!

  • Guest. 17th Apr 2009

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    I installed this McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 8.0 software and it gave me a virus!! I called the tech support and they said they would fix it for either $69.95 or $89.95 depending on which option I wanted.

  • cikha 18th Mar 2009

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    McAfee VirusScan Home Edition is dreadful, repeatedly failed and had to be reinstalled. Help service next to useless they just do not seem to get it?!! do not recommend unless you like a hard time.

  • joomlathug Rank: Corporal 1st Sep 2007

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    Slows down PC quite a lot. Look also at the reviews of this on AV-Bulletin. Scary! It misses lots of viruses.

    This is the market leader? Must spend all their R&D money on advertising!

  • alovick 22nd Jul 2007

    Reviewer rating: 0 stars


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    McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 8.0 used to be OK, but the last year has been a nightmare, I have spent hours reinstalling perhaps a dozen times.
    Then to make matters worse there is a thing in the small print which they use to recharge your credit card each year to get the next subscription. They do this without asking, and even do it after your card has expired even when you refuse to give them new card details, a matter I have taken up with my cards financial fraud unit.

  • deecon Rank: Staff Sergeant 10th Sep 2005

    Reviewer rating: 0.5 stars


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    For details on the problems with McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 8.0, please look at the following link...

    http://www.reviewcentre.com/review169529.html

  • sfpb Rank: Lance Corporal 29th Aug 2004

    Reviewer rating: 5 stars


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    McAfee VirusScan Home Edition 8.0 is as sharp as anti-virus software can be. It is 100% effective at detecting and it completes the task of scanning detecting very quickly, and it does block 6 ports of the PC as well.