New McAfree blocking maps/photos

[MAD_CAT]

I installed this new McAfee, now when I wann search images using Google or use MapQuest/Google Maps. The images don't display. What do I do?

[mikem317]

Uninstall McAfee. Get Symantec. Or go with a OS antivirus application.

[killernoodle]

Or just be smart and run without antivirus.

IMO, if you dont download RANDOM stuff off the net and install it, you dont get viruses. I've never had a virus on any of my pcs and I've never had active virus software on them. I installed it once and did a scan but it only found 3 things that I researched and discovered were not even really viruses.

IMO, antivirus software takes over your system and just gets in the way most of the time. This includes firewall programs and other nonsense.

[dreesemonkey]

1. Use firefox or opera, something other than IE
2. Don't browse stupid shady websites
3. Enjoy a 99% virus and spyware free computer ;)

I'll have to admit that for the common computer user it's probably fairly difficult to know what's genuine and what isn't on the internet. The biggest thing you can do is to switch to firefox. But it's also really important to really watch what you're doing on the web.

MCafee generally sucks (or at least used to). A good free anti-virus I use is Avast!, and I think there is still a free AVG version as well. For spyware (which I don't thanks to Mr. Firefox), I'll either use windows defender, or a combination of Spybot Search and Destroy and Adaware, and they take care of most stuff, unless it's really nasty.

There's a point where I just give up trying to remove spyware from some systems and just reformat instead. The intarweb is a scary place to be.

On a side note, one of my 'projects' is to do a website for basic computer users with articles that talk about this very stuff. I don't really expect to make any money off of it, but it would be nice if I could just direct people to my website to try and learn it for themselves before I take their money ;)