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Getmcafee.com

peebee64
peebee64 Posts: 3 Newbie
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Is this a scam website? The price for the antivirus software is half price of that on the main Mcafee website?
Has anybody used the getmcafee website?

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  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,644 Forumite
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    Cant say if its a legit site but why Mcafee ?

    Why not free Anti Virus like Avast ?
  • peebee64
    peebee64 Posts: 3 Newbie
    DCFC79 - thanks for the advice.
    I am a bit wary of free antivirus - does it really cover your devices securely, i.e. laptops, mobiles etc
  • bod1467
    bod1467 Posts: 15,214 Forumite
    I can be known to peruse the "darker" shades of the internet at times. I have never had an infection on any of my PCs. I have used Avast free for years.

    Make of that what you will. :)
  • ballyblack
    ballyblack Posts: 5,173 Forumite
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    Why McaCrap?

    It slowed my computer and was useless
  • Sparx
    Sparx Posts: 909 Forumite
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    Another vote for Avast, just moved from AVG and it's a fantastic AV.

    McAfee is awful would never touch it with a barge pole.
  • Ximian
    Ximian Posts: 711 Forumite
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    I wouldn't install anything mcaffee, plenty of better and free alternatives out there.
  • spannerzone
    spannerzone Posts: 1,566 Forumite
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    edited 1 January 2014 at 3:35PM
    Urgh it's worse than nearly all the rest...I'd rather use any other antivirus than McAfee,,,,

    Anyway, it's a supposed authorized reseller. I'd avoid this retailer whatever they were selling.

    Never trust information given by strangers on internet forums
  • DCFC79
    DCFC79 Posts: 40,644 Forumite
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    peebee64 wrote: »
    DCFC79 - thanks for the advice.
    I am a bit wary of free antivirus - does it really cover your devices securely, i.e. laptops, mobiles etc

    Avast covers mobiles, laptops, have a read of the "what security do you use " thread. You can get kaspersky with a barclays bank account.
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