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"conwaycaine" <> wrote in
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> I'm sitting here, choked down to a crawl while McAfee downloads the most
> massive file to date.
> Giz a break here!!
>
What *exactly* are you updating, The program (unncessary unless
specifically told otherwise by them) or the virus information files -
required for it to work properly.


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On Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:36:02 +0000 (UTC), chuckcar <>
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>What *exactly* are you updating, The program (unncessary unless
>specifically told otherwise by them) or the virus information files -
>required for it to work properly.

Updating your A/V application is a really good idea. As a matter of
fact, any A/V manufacturer recommends installing every update to their
program.

Either one is a good idea to upgrade. Regardless of which the OP is
updating, the answer is simple - McAfee is bloatware.
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"conwaycaine" <> wrote in
news:H4-:

>
> "chuckcar" <> wrote in message
> news:Xns9C4F7EFBAA3C8chucknilcar@127.0.0.1...
>> "conwaycaine" <> wrote in
>> news: :
>>
>>> I'm sitting here, choked down to a crawl while McAfee downloads the
>>> most massive file to date.
>>> Giz a break here!!
>>>
>> What *exactly* are you updating, The program (unncessary unless
>> specifically told otherwise by them) or the virus information files -
>> required for it to work properly.
>
> No. it's the daily download of updates to (what I assume) are the virus
> information files and whatever other crap they pump out into an
> unsuspecting world.
> Now all this is an assumption of mine since McAfee grabs the system and
> does it's thing.
>
So you don't know. Fair enough. Check (and change it if it isn't) that it
*is* set to *only* download virus information files. You don't need to
update anything else unless it errors out on the scan. Also you *are*
scanning all files on all harddrives *immediately* after the update right?



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