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Posted by Larry on January 31, 2006, 12:28 am
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I bought McAfee anti-virus, version 10.
The only way you can update the virus signatures is to
"Log in" to the Mcafee site, and you have to provide them
with your name and email address. Also when it runs it has
to use an ActiveX component, which always wants to access the
internet, (Even if you are not updating the signatues,
just running a scan.)
I uninstalled it, cleaned out program files and the registry
but there is something still there!
wanting to access the internet, my zonealarm caught it.
It is 200612917256_mcinfo.exe
I have startup cop pro, but it doesn't list this.
I looked in services, but it is not there.
I looked for any exe on my system that has
the mcinfo as a string before the .exe,
but there is nothing.
How did this program start, and where is it and
how to I get rid of it.
Thanks,
Larry
PS. does anyone know if a good antivirus that doesn't phone home?
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Posted by Ian Kenefick on January 31, 2006, 1:07 am
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wrote:
>I bought McAfee anti-virus, version 10.
>
>The only way you can update the virus signatures is to
>"Log in" to the Mcafee site, and you have to provide them
<snip>
>How did this program start, and where is it and
>how to I get rid of it.
I recommend the McAfee help forums -
http://forums.mcafeehelp.com/index.php
>PS. does anyone know if a good antivirus that doesn't phone home?
NOD32, Kaspersky.
Note: NOD32 antivirus has a feature which allows suspicious files and
some statistics to be submitted to them (ESET) automatically. This
feature is 'OPT-IN'. In otherwords you need to activate it yourself.
Since you don't like the idea of phoning home... I thought I would
mention this.
--
Regards,
Ian Kenefick
http://www.ik-cs.com
http://www.multi-av.com
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Posted by Simple Guy on January 31, 2006, 5:49 am
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may also qualify to use the free editions of these programs. Unlike
most of the other programs the free editions of these 2 programs are
fully functional not crippleware.
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Posted by EnBred on January 31, 2006, 3:21 pm
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good.
On 31 Jan 2006 02:49:22 -0800, "Simple Guy"
>Grisoft AVG 7.1 is very good.
"Upon this a question arises: whether it be better to be loved than feared or
feared than
loved?
but they are not secured, and in time of need cannot be relied upon; and men
have less
scruple in offending one who is beloved than one who is feared, for love is
preserved by the
link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every
opportunity for
their advantage; but fear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never
fails."
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Posted by James E. Morrow on February 2, 2006, 10:58 pm
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> "Upon this a question arises: whether it be better to be loved than feared or
feared than
>
> loved?
> but they are not secured, and in time of need cannot be relied upon; and men
have less
>
> scruple in offending one who is beloved than one who is feared, for love is
preserved by the
>
> link of obligation which, owing to the baseness of men, is broken at every
opportunity for
>
> their advantage; but fear preserves you by a dread of punishment which never
fails."
>
Machiavelli, The Prince.
http://www.constitution.org/mac/prince17.htm
I am pleased to know that I am among the literate people.
--
James E. Morrow
Email to: jamesemorrow@email.com
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