McAfee doesnt like Windows 7 64bit

[WindowsGeek]

Ok so I have attempted to install Comcast's version of McAfee on my 64 bit version of Windows 7, only to find that whevener i click on the "install" button the program stops responding and the window goes away. I tried compatibility mode... still no luck. does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,
-WindowsGeek

 

[Ian]

It this a specially branded version of McAfee? If so it may take longer for proper Windows 7 support.

You can always try some of the McAfee betas and see if you have more sucess with those : http://beta.mcafee.com

Or, you can try another AV solution (plenty of free W7 Anti Virus apps now ).

 

[Thrax]

You can skip Comcast's installation of McAfee, mostly because it's a terrible program.

I highly suggest you download Avast!, Avira or AVG. Not only are they free, they offer significantly superior virus protection, and they're compatible with Windows 7.

It's a win/win/win suggestion for oyu.

 

[WindowsGeek]

Thanks, by the way i tried AVG, and it bsod'd me several times, so i just gave up on it. i'll go for Avast! next

 

[Arbethea]

Avira is a good one to go for, very light compared to some of the others. McAfee is as bad as a virus!

 

[Mauriciog87]

im using nod 4 x64 (smart security), and is working fine, the pack includes, firewall, anti spam-spyware and antivirus

regards

 

[BetaMan]

Yeah, I recommend you go for Avira. Definitely very light. Except for the fact that you can't seem to keep it from popping up with a window when it thinks there's a virus! :lol: But it's no big deal.

PS: Don't you mean Commiecast?

 

[clifford_cooley]

Avira seems alittle over protective reminds me of "The boy that cried wolf"

 

[BetaMan]

Yeah, that's exactly it. What do you use, Clif?

 

[clifford_cooley]

I am one of the brave ones like Thrax - I use my on instinct

I have crashed Internet Explorer many times on purpose when I get messages from certain site saying I might be infected with only the option to continue. I'm not falling for the hey click my button so I can infect you. I have fallen for the derectx plugin scam twice but never again. If I get a message telling me I need a plugin I will look for my own links not the one they conveniently provide.

Maybe after I upgrade again and don't notice a big performance difference I will try running a anti-virus software again. I do have "a-squared Anti-Virus" loaded but I'm only using it as a scanner its not scanning fulltime.

 

[Thrax]

Cliff is perceptive.

Yes, I do not use antivirus. I haven't in a very long time, and I never will again, for several reasons:

• My resources are mine. I don't want an AV app slowing my PC down.
• I'm vastly more clever than any gimmick a malware author would use to trick me.
• The odds of someone targeting me specifically with a payload is so low as to defy calculation.
• I do not use a desktop email client, so viruses cannot even be delivered as an attachment.
• I don't open attachments unless they're from someone I've known for years, or a format that cannot contain a virus.
• I have a very secure router with an inbound firewall that precludes drive-by attacks.
• My Windows installations are meticulously taken care of.
• I am good at Google and can spot a bogus site in seconds.
• I know exactly who/what/when/where/how to use P2P. I do not get bum files. Period.
• There is no such thing as effective malware protection.
• There is no such thing as an antivirus that's more than 55% effective.

I could go on and on all day.

I test my abilities against a batch of virus scanners once a month to be sure that my confidence isn't getting ahead of me, but my PC has been completely clean for 10+ years.

All user diligence aside, the odds that you'll be protected by your AV install is equal to the odds of your AV install failing to catch an infection. Why bother?

 

[BetaMan]

Well Thrax, you've successfully converted me. I'm gonna keep Avira until I go 64-Bit. Then it's goodbye to AV!!!

 

[Sycthus]

McAfee is, as everyone has rightfully said, terrible. It though one game, an un-installer for Spotify and all my system restore points were viruses.

I'm currently using AVG, but I'm having an issue with the vault: https://www.w7forums.com/folder-access-denied-linked-avg-t1508.html

But free anti-virus software seems to be better than the ones you pay for in many circumstances!

 

[frenchst]

mcafee on 64 bit windows 7

Ok so I have attempted to install Comcast's version of McAfee on my 64 bit version of Windows 7, only to find that whevener i click on the "install" button the program stops responding and the window goes away. I tried compatibility mode... still no luck. does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,
-WindowsGeek

I get McAfee subscription for free, but McAfee Help apologise and tell me they do not yet have the 64 bit version and to come back in a month

In the meantime I use free Avast and it serves very well