McAfee Security Centre, has firewall, antivirus, spyware protection, quickclean & shredder.
It has parental controls and spam protection for emails however I never bothered with the latter part.
Open McAfee Secuirty center and go to protection and status on the list on the left. Then to internet and network, then click configure on the bottom right. Then click advanced beside firewall protection and change the setting from Trusting to Standard.
Open McAfee Secuirty center and go to maintain computer on the list on the left. Then to quickclean and you have the option to maintain some things on your computer and to shredd the files. It is good to do this once in a little while.
To schedule when and the time McAfee does a scan do the following:
Open the McAfee Security Center.
Click the arrow to the right of – Computer & Files.
Click on Configure in the bottom of the window that opened. Do not click the Configure at the bottom of Security Center Page.
At the top of the window that opens you will see – Virus Protection Is Enabled. Click on Advanced in this window.
Look on the left side of the window that opens, you will see Schedule Scan listed as one of the options. Click on Schedule Scan. Select the day of week and time you want McAfee to perform a scan. Click on Apply. Click Ok. Click on the X located at the top right of McAfee Security Center.
Having multiple or duplicate virus/spyware/firewall programs on a system have caused problems in the past. This is your call.
make sure you have select advanced menu (bottom left) > then select computer and files (on the right) > advanced under virus protection (menu on left) select scheduled scan. It gives you the options to change it there.
Ringfinger
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February 24th, 2010 12:00
Someone must have an opinion. I'll just wait... :emotion-1:
Ringfinger
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February 24th, 2010 20:00
Thanks. So, does it provide a firewall or does that come from Windows? It is adequate to keep me protected and I need nothing else in your opinion?
As for my desktop with the other software titles mentioned, what do you think of that?
Philip_Yip
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February 25th, 2010 06:00
McAfee Security Centre, has firewall, antivirus, spyware protection, quickclean & shredder.
It has parental controls and spam protection for emails however I never bothered with the latter part.
Open McAfee Secuirty center and go to protection and status on the list on the left. Then to internet and network, then click configure on the bottom right. Then click advanced beside firewall protection and change the setting from Trusting to Standard.
Open McAfee Secuirty center and go to maintain computer on the list on the left. Then to quickclean and you have the option to maintain some things on your computer and to shredd the files. It is good to do this once in a little while.
Ringfinger
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February 25th, 2010 07:00
Looks like it covers quite a bit. Thanks for the info. I will take a look.
Ringfinger
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February 25th, 2010 08:00
Is there any way to schedule any of the scans? I see nothing to set up an automatic scan for viruses, spyware or anything. Thoughts?
gator6x4
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February 25th, 2010 10:00
Ringfinder:
To schedule when and the time McAfee does a scan do the following:
Open the McAfee Security Center.
Click the arrow to the right of – Computer & Files.
Click on Configure in the bottom of the window that opened. Do not click the Configure at the bottom of Security Center Page.
At the top of the window that opens you will see – Virus Protection Is Enabled. Click on Advanced in this window.
Look on the left side of the window that opens, you will see Schedule Scan listed as one of the options. Click on Schedule Scan. Select the day of week and time you want McAfee to perform a scan. Click on Apply. Click Ok. Click on the X located at the top right of McAfee Security Center.
Having multiple or duplicate virus/spyware/firewall programs on a system have caused problems in the past. This is your call.
Philip_Yip
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February 25th, 2010 10:00
Yeah
Ringfinger
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February 25th, 2010 10:00
Yeah, I just caught that. That does a virus and spyware scan?
Philip_Yip
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February 25th, 2010 10:00
It usually does automatically on friday mornings.
make sure you have select advanced menu (bottom left) > then select computer and files (on the right) > advanced under virus protection (menu on left) select scheduled scan. It gives you the options to change it there.
Ringfinger
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February 25th, 2010 11:00
I have it programmed and only Macafee now, thanks for all of the help.
control_tps
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February 26th, 2010 02:00
Ringfinger,
1) You can add Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware as an extra On-Demand scanner.
Link from Bugbatter's Virus/Spyware FAO's:
http://en.community.dell.com/forums/t/19244953.aspx
Red Dawn already provided a link to joe53's primer. Thanks Red Dawn.
2) You can also add KeyScrambler, this is an Anti-Keloggers, and there is a free version.
http://www.qfxsoftware.com/Download.htm