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McAfee VirusScan Plus 2008 Specifications

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 | $24.95
V / SCAN PLUS 2008: 1 USER | $45.63
V / SCAN PLUS 2008: 3 USER | $60.52
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Editors' rating:

7/10

Users' rating:

4/10

Tags:

2008 | mcafee | scan | virus | virusscan plus

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