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By Robert Vamosi on 09/11/2007

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The good:

Scans links in IM messages
Watch movies or play games uninterrupted

The bad:

Same interface as last year
Lacks hourly updates

The bottomline:

McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008's protection keeps up with the changing threats on the Internet, but the product doesn't excel, burdened by a user experience that's basically unchanged from last year.

Buying choices:

McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008 for Windows | $19.95
MCAFEE VIRUSSCAN PLUS 2009: 1 USER | $54.35
MCAFEE MCAFEE VIRUSSCAN PLUS 2009: 1 USER | $59.95
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Editors' rating:

7/10

Users' rating:

3.8/10

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2008 | mcafee | scan | virus | virusscan plus

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