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McAfee VirusScan - 8.6.1

virus protection utility (was Virex)

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This Version:	Not rated (0.0)
Current Version:	8.6.1
Release Date:	2008-06-05
License:	Update
Downloads (this version):	12,021
Downloads (all versions):	180,880
Price:	$40.21

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Product Description:

McAfee VirusScan for Mac is a Universal Binary which runs natively on both Intel and PPC based Macintosh computers. It can be managed by McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator for scalable security policy compliance and graphical reporting. It includes true On Access scanning and supports scanning of Apple Mail messages on Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.0 & above).

What's new in this version:

Support for updating virus signatures (DATs) and scanning engine from ePolicy Orchestrator repositories- Support for updating virus signatures (DATs) and scanning engine from HTTP and local repositories- Support for specifying a list of FTP, HTTP, and/or local repositories for updating virus signatures (DATs) and scanning engine- Support for VirusScan for Mac deployment and inst allation from ePolicy Orchestrator- Support for installing HotFixes and Patches for VirusScan for Mac from ePolicy Orchestrator- Support for proxy server authentication- McAfee Agent 4.0 support- Addition of Minimum Escalation Requirements tool

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.4 or later

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Screws up my system BIG TIME! - Version: 8.6.1, 12/29/2008 12:40PM PST

keweenawkid_dotmac

VirusScan wipes out all my stored login items every time I log out and back in. It also triggers a kernel panic every time I try to restart my early 2008 MacBook Pro.
I have uninstalled this utter POS. From now on, I'll stick to the freeware program ClamXav.

Can't even download program! - Version: 8.6.1, 12/2/2008 08:26AM PST

ewait1

Their website sucks! I purchased the program online and received 2 emails with the grant number. There's no place online to download the program, and there's no link in the emails to download the program. When I got to a place on the website where you can put in your grant number, I got the message that the grant number doesn't allow downloads!

Now I'm back online with someone in India trying to get a refund. If it's this difficult to even GET the program, I don't want it!

Buyer Beware! - Version: 8.6.1, 8/26/2008 07:38AM PST

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o2partner1

I installed VirusScan 8.6.1 several days ago on 2 PPC Macs (a desktop and a laptop) and the software caused shutdown kernel panics on both machines. It also caused intermittent interruption of the audio on the laptop. I've uninstalled the software. To add insult to injury, I called their customer service # and explained the situation to the first rep I got, and she suggested I talk to tech support. I politely declined and said I want a refund. Again, she said she would transfer me to tech support. I said please, do not send me to tech support - I don't want the software, I want a refund. And she transferred me to tech support anyway. After being on hold for 12 minutes, they disconnected my call and I had to start all over. I'm now 11 minutes into my 2nd call. Don't buy the software and don't wasted your time with this company - they don't know what they're doing in the Mac environment.

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