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[edit]McAfee Security Scan Plus
[edit]Hi there. One day I found this application installed on my computer. I never asked them to install it. I am surprised the application showed up, just like this. Roughly once a month it "runs" which takes about 30 seconds and declares that my computer is free of malware. I googled and found a few websites with mostly negative information. This is one of them. I wonder what people visiting this Reference Desk would say. I decided to ask here before I uninstalled it. Thanks, - --AboutFace 22 (talk) 00:46, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
- It is offered with Adobe Flash Player- if you update, you have to opt out. I have a low opinion of McAfee security products. -- Gadget850 talk 01:14, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
- It's so bad even McAfee himself hates it. Based on personal experience, yes it is indeed no better off than not having antivirus protection, as what I observed with a friend's laptop. Blake Gripling (talk) 01:21, 21 August 2014 (UTC)
A better way to restore files?
[edit]I accidentally deleted a directory and wanted to restore it using MozyHome, but I had to choose between restoring a single file and restoring everything. Is this the way it works with all the online backup services? --Halcatalyst (talk) 22:19, 20 August 2014 (UTC)
- Well... I discovered the backup Mozy keeps locally on my computer, and it IS organized by directories, and so I'm OK. User education error. --Halcatalyst (talk) 03:15, 21 August 2014 (UTC)