we had it as a corporate standard for a long while, until IT did an audit and found that most people had deleted because of performance problems and instead had loaded -- wait for it -- Microsoft's SE.
McAfee hamstrings computers and occasionally maxes out the processor, bringing all work to a standstill. I still remember the pain of watching a deadline approach and having m,y machine choking on McAfee instead of running my analysis. Now we're standardized on MS/Se and we haven't looked back.
As for their so-called 'study': hmm, an AV vendor claims that there will be more attacks on devices? So you need to buy more of their junkware? Doesn't that seem just a bit self-serving?
Why would I trust them when they're seeking to make a profit on their fear mongering?
McAfee? No thanks!
As always, this is just my 0.02 USD after 35 years in the computing business ... as the man says, your mileage may vary ... but if you're doing online business I doubt that it varies much.
Regards,
Jon
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