Tag: mcafee
How To Manually Download and Install Antivirus Offline Definitions
If you are in a situation where your internet connection is not reliable but you would like to keep your Antivirus utility updated, you may want to manually download your antivirus definitions. As I live in a rural part of the parish of Manchester, Jamaica I get by using a GPRS modem to connect to [...]
A Java Update To Far: When Updates Do More Harm than Good
Java updates are really taking it too far these days. This weekend I had to help my in-laws update their computer. They had received an unfamiliar popup telling them to install an antivirus program they went familiar with. Thankfully they had listened to my advice and closed what they thought was an attempt to install [...]
Intel Purchases McAfee For Enhanced Security
Intel (INTC) announced this morning that it was purchasing all the outstanding shares of McAfee (MFE) for a total of $7.68 billion in a move to further integrate software and hardware security. The purchase has been approved by both boards and is expected to be completed after shareholder approval and regulatory clearances. For consumers this may [...]
12 Free Months of McAfee Internet Security for Bank of America Customers
Bank of America customers can score a free 12 month subscription to McAfee Internet Security if they enroll in online banking. This promotion has been available for a while and is shown directly on Bank of America’s main page. You can access the offer by clicking the photo below. Once you log in, confirm your [...]
Software Security: Filtering Out the Noise and Finding a Deal
Security software is a multi-billion dollar industry and is growing rapidly. There are hundreds of commercial security solutions being sold at retail stores. Many notebooks come pre-installed with some form of protection from the dangers of the Internet. Every day, news outlets publish stories about worms or viruses being spread online and rendering computers inoperable. [...]
