McAfee: Using ''Free'' In Search Attracts Malware

[exfileme]

McAfee's latest report reveals a rise in cyber threats relating to music and video.

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[sabot00]

Wow, next they'll publish AV software and call it "Common Sense".

 

[aleh1811]

I tend to add a "-free" with searches I think can show me many malware ridden pages

 

[zerapio]

I see Captain Obvious is alive and well...

 

[eklipz330]

mcafee is sure getting a lot of press ever since they were bought off..

 

[hihiman1]

What is McAfee talking about? I've found tons of free antivirus programs on Google...

 

[house70]

yeah, and if you search for "expensive and useless"... the first hit is McAfee.

 

[proxy711]

I thought mcafee decided the best way to combat virus' was to brick computers using their software. Why continue wasting money on research like this when they had a good thing going?

 

[Guest]

Looking for "McAfee" in software IS malware. Your point?

 

[nebun]

the whole damn internet is a pot of malware, no matter what word you type, somehow you will get infected if you are not careful

 

[hokkdawg]

The solution to viruses: Quit being a retard and clicking on ads when you surf the internet.

 

[okibrian]

What about, "Free porn"? If I can't search for that I should just shut my PC down now.

 

[guanyu210379]

My malware list : (top of the list)
Norton and McAffee
Main reasons :
-Expensive.
-Resource heavy consuming and will make a system a lot slower than it should.
-Persistence during uninstallation (needs lots of manual removal).
-Reliable protection? Not really!

 

[cookoy]

You can save this news item, publish it again in 2 years and it would seem like "current research". So what else is new?

 

[bildo123]

[citation][nom]zerapio[/nom]I see Captain Obvious is alive and well...[/citation]

I see you can't think outside your little box. People are stupid, they think they're getting "Free" music. I recently scanned a system where half the music was infected with a virus. And there's a whole lot more of them than you.

 

[dextermat]

type in free mcafee and you'll get a virus

 

[borisof007]

[citation][nom]house70[/nom]yeah, and if you search for "expensive and useless"... the first hit is McAfee.[/citation]
LOL +1

 

[applegetsmelaid]

If that's the case, DON'T CLICK THIS LINK!

http/home.mcafee.com/Store/FreeTrial.aspx

 

[eddieroolz]

Uh, duh.

 

[bv90andy]

This is like the news I saw last month about scientists discovering that eating more vegetables and less sweets makes a person less likely to develop diabetes, obvious but inserted in the news to inform stupid people of these facts.