McAfee doesnt like Windows 7 64bit

Cliff is perceptive.

Yes, I do not use antivirus. I haven't in a very long time, and I never will again, for several reasons:

• My resources are mine. I don't want an AV app slowing my PC down.
• I'm vastly more clever than any gimmick a malware author would use to trick me.
• The odds of someone targeting me specifically with a payload is so low as to defy calculation.
• I do not use a desktop email client, so viruses cannot even be delivered as an attachment.
• I don't open attachments unless they're from someone I've known for years, or a format that cannot contain a virus.
• I have a very secure router with an inbound firewall that precludes drive-by attacks.
• My Windows installations are meticulously taken care of.
• I am good at Google and can spot a bogus site in seconds.
• I know exactly who/what/when/where/how to use P2P. I do not get bum files. Period.
• There is no such thing as effective malware protection.
• There is no such thing as an antivirus that's more than 55% effective.

I could go on and on all day.

I test my abilities against a batch of virus scanners once a month to be sure that my confidence isn't getting ahead of me, but my PC has been completely clean for 10+ years.

All user diligence aside, the odds that you'll be protected by your AV install is equal to the odds of your AV install failing to catch an infection. Why bother?

Well Thrax, you've successfully converted me. I'm gonna keep Avira until I go 64-Bit. Then it's goodbye to AV!!!

McAfee is, as everyone has rightfully said, terrible. It though one game, an un-installer for Spotify and all my system restore points were viruses.

I'm currently using AVG, but I'm having an issue with the vault: Folder Access Denied- linked to AVG

But free anti-virus software seems to be better than the ones you pay for in many circumstances!

[QUOTE=WindowsGeek;6825]Ok so I have attempted to install Comcast's version of McAfee on my 64 bit version of Windows 7, only to find that whevener i click on the "install" button the program stops responding and the window goes away. I tried compatibility mode... still no luck. does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,
-WindowsGeek

I get McAfee subscription for free, but McAfee Help apologise and tell me they do not yet have the 64 bit version and to come back in a month

In the meantime I use free Avast and it serves very well