neopets_35 Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Have been using McAfee Internet Security 2005 for quite a while, and finally my license has come to an end. Interestingly, referring to many reviews and websites, it is quite widely known that McAfee Internet Security 2007 being a top performer and having great performance... Now after buying and installed McAfee Internet Security 2007 in my PC, my first satisfaction was that its interface is much more faster than the one in McAfee Internet Security 2005. But that my primary concern is its EXTREMELY POOR performance! :argh: In the 2005 version, scanning my whole harddisk only takes approximately 1.5 hour. On the other hand, the 2007 version takes twice the time, making it 3 hours! I know I have increased the number of files in my PC, but it is mainly McAfee's fault! It took 1/2 hour to scan the first 1500 files! (Could you believe that?!) :angry: CNET stated that its performance is much better compared to the older versions, but it came out to be the opposite in my PC! This is what the review in CNET has stated... Quote On our Sorensen Squeeze test, VirusScan Plus also improved, taking 329 seconds compared to 337 seconds last year. McAfee showed the most improvement with individual file scans, taking only 116 seconds this year as opposed to 368 seconds last year. Any way to optimize the scanning time? Or perhaps I should uninstall it and reinstall the 2005 ones? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/596958-mcafee-internet-security-2007-help-please/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vistah33 Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 upgrade your ram :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/596958-mcafee-internet-security-2007-help-please/#findComment-588951098 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berserk87 Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 i used mcafee internet security for 2 or 3 years, then i noticed how poorly rated it is compared to other firewalls/anti virus, then i got a couple virus's while using it, and decided to try out kaspersky. which ive been using ever since. what are your computer specs? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/596958-mcafee-internet-security-2007-help-please/#findComment-588951099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neopets_35 Posted October 28, 2007 Author Share Posted October 28, 2007 Vistah33 said: upgrade your ram :) My 1Gb RAM is powerful enough to even run the latest version of Adobe Photoshop CS3 and even play a Full HD quality movie in my PC. It's actually not my RAM's fault, it's actually the slow performance of the internet suite. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/596958-mcafee-internet-security-2007-help-please/#findComment-588951105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neopets_35 Posted October 28, 2007 Author Share Posted October 28, 2007 Berserk87 said: i used mcafee internet security for 2 or 3 years, then i noticed how poorly rated it is compared to other firewalls/anti virus, then i got a couple virus's while using it, and decided to try out kaspersky. which ive been using ever since.what are your computer specs? Pentium D 940 3.2Ghz dual core processor 1Gb DDR-2 RAM at 566Mhz NVIDIA 7-Series 7300LE GPU Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi XtremeMusic soundcard It think these are some of the important specs... In fact, my PC is fast enough to power several high-end softwares like Adobe Photoshop CS3, DivX Pro and Microsoft Office 2007 (which I'm using now) at one time. McAfee Internet Security 2007 is just slow, not my PC... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/596958-mcafee-internet-security-2007-help-please/#findComment-588951113 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted October 29, 2007 MVC Share Posted October 29, 2007 Mcaffee is a resource hog, seriously, I would never install that resource hot on my machine. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/596958-mcafee-internet-security-2007-help-please/#findComment-588954570 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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