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Supposedly McAfee antivirus software turned awful after being taken over by Intel. I don't have a source on that, but I've seen this sentiment in a few places.

by rednum 11y ago

Supposedly McAfee antivirus software turned awful after being taken over by Intel. I don't have a source on that, but I've seen this sentiment in a few places. As for some murder scandal, I think it makes sense to check out his side of story: https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/3hr9f0/i_am_john_mcafee_ama/cu9wrrj?context=1 https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/3hr9f0/i_am_john_mc... https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/3hr9f0/i_am_john_mcafee_ama/cu9xnoh?context=1 https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/3hr9f0/i_am_john_mc... The entire AMA is quite interesting, though he seems a bit paranoid indeed (on the other hand - if there's some truth in Belize government opressing him, I'm not surprised).

SingAlong 11y ago
Source about McAfee software quality going down is John McAfee himself. He made & starred in a video to explain uninstalling McAfee. [NSFW] https://youtube.com/watch?v=YpRvaQsGIY8 https://youtube.com/watch?v=YpRvaQsGIY8
- rednum 11y ago
  I know about this video, but I think opinions of users who used this software back when McAfee actually worked on it (who apparently left company mid-nineties) would be more trustworthy than his own claims. I've tried some googling, but couldn't find anything.
- m0v_eax 11y ago
  I was hoping this wasn't posted yet XD - I believe his recent revelations are as much of a troll as this video.
dagw 11y ago
Supposedly McAfee antivirus software turned awful after being taken over by Intel McAfee was only bought by Intel in 2011, it was getting worse and worse for years before that.
- rednum 11y ago
  True, though wikipedia says McAfee left the company in 1994. So his story of other people messing up his software still seems plausible to me.
  - UnoriginalGuy 11y ago
    Hard to say either way. McAfee AV was heavily tied into the popularity of consumer desktops, so before Windows 95 and beyond, it was a tadpole compared to what it grew into.

by rednum 11y ago

SingAlong 11y ago

Source about McAfee software quality going down is John McAfee himself. He made & starred in a video to explain uninstalling McAfee. [NSFW] https://youtube.com/watch?v=YpRvaQsGIY8 https://youtube.com/watch?v=YpRvaQsGIY8

rednum 11y ago
I know about this video, but I think opinions of users who used this software back when McAfee actually worked on it (who apparently left company mid-nineties) would be more trustworthy than his own claims. I've tried some googling, but couldn't find anything.
m0v_eax 11y ago
I was hoping this wasn't posted yet XD - I believe his recent revelations are as much of a troll as this video.

dagw 11y ago

Supposedly McAfee antivirus software turned awful after being taken over by Intel McAfee was only bought by Intel in 2011, it was getting worse and worse for years before that.

rednum 11y ago
True, though wikipedia says McAfee left the company in 1994. So his story of other people messing up his software still seems plausible to me.
- UnoriginalGuy 11y ago
  Hard to say either way. McAfee AV was heavily tied into the popularity of consumer desktops, so before Windows 95 and beyond, it was a tadpole compared to what it grew into.