Resolved Say Goodbye to Spyware and Adware!

Well...if it's working for you, great. For me, I'm not interested. I have one of the best anti-virus programs out there: NOD32. I use Ad-aware, Spybot S&D, CounterSpy and Kerio's firewall. And yes... I also use McAfee's Site Advisor but... (and here is the big difference)... I do NOT want any program blocking my ability to surf wherever I choose. I'm in control (or at least I'd like to think I am) and while I appreciate advice, I don't want to have to over-ride some program that restricts me. Just my two cents (besides, I've never been a big fan of McAfee for a variety of reasons, some dating back eight years now).

 

Hi, Evan.

The "Plus" version of SiteAdvisor in "protected mode" seems like it would be very handy for protection against typos when entering URLs in the browser's location field.

Although I use SiteAdvisor (free version), I would not want to use the "Plus" version's "protected mode" you described because it would block access to "yellow" sites that I want to be able to visit.

For example, my ISP is flagged as a "yellow" site by SiteAdvisor because SiteAdvisor found one file that makes modifications to the Internet Explorer settings. The file in question is apparently a modified Internet Explorer (IE) installer that tailors IE for use at my ISP. Although I have no interest in using that file, I still need to access my ISP's website. I need to access my webmail account so I can delete spam from my spam folder (filtered by my ISP) on a regular basis.

Can SiteAdvisor "Plus" be configured to block only "red" sites and still allow access to "yellow" sites?

While SiteAdvisor provides some valuable protection from malicious sites, I also do not believe that SiteAdvisor (either version) is 100% fool-proof protection against malware. For instance, I do not think SiteAdvisor can possibly have up-to-the-minute status on all the millions of websites that exist. For example, if a site has a recently-added malware application available for download and SiteAdvisor hasn't recently crawled the site, then one can still become a victim if one does not engage in safe download practice (i.e., scanning downloaded files with multiple anti-virus, anti-trojan, anti-adware, etc. scanners before execution).

 

Excuse me but you're starting to sound like an advertisement for this product and spamming is not allowed in these forums. I'm glad that you enjoy McAfee. But you're made your point, it has been addressed by a few others here and that really should put an end to the discussion.

 

Ah... no problem, Evan. I guess I misunderstood you. I'm glad it's working so well for you.

All the best.

 

Interesting video but a bit melodramatic. As others have mentioned, there is no perfect security solution and McAfee is just one of many out there. With the billions of websites and the ever-changing security threats, McAfee cannot possibly guarantee that you or I will be safe 100% of the time. I use McAfee but take it's suggestions with a grain of salt. There is no program that can replace common sense. If you have malware programs, a good anti-virus and firewall (especially a "hardware" firewall), do not run exe programs without first scanning them and so forth, you'll generally be safe. To be perfectly safe, turn off your computer and forget about ever using it again. lol

Seriously though, there are many ways to protect oneself and McAfee is but one of them.

All the best.