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How to Fix a Slow Computer Due to McAfee | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Neilesh Soman | permalink
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McAfee is a manufacturer that produces virus protection software for the computer, among other similar products. Although the McAfee system can help to keep your computer free from threats, the side effect of its constant interference and hogging of processor time means that your computer will run much slower than normal. Changing this means...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_5819646_fix-slow-computer-due-mcafee.html ^[1]

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The Assumptions You Make About Your Slow PC (and Why They're Probably Wrong) More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Sue Boicourt | permalink
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Computers are supposed to make our lives easier, yet sometimes it feels like they exist only to cause us endless amounts of frustration. Popular advice for slow computers includes antivirus, RAM upgrades, or even reinstalling Windows from scratch, but these make a lot of assumptions about what's wrong with your computer (that may not be true). Here's how you actually get your PC running fast again.
Tags: Troubleshooting, Hardware, Windows, Mac, Mac OS X, Os X, Malware, Viruses, antivirus, Speed, Startup, Tweaks, Maintenance, Myths, Feature, Top, Lifehacker

For further reading: http://lifehacker.com/5958001/the-5-biggest-myths-about-slow-pcs-and-how-you-can-actually-fix-them ^[2]

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McAfee Total Protection uses 100% resources constantly. Any suggestions on alte More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Xalem | permalink
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Hi. I recently purchased and installed McAfee Total Protection. Since then, my computer runs at 100% system resources almost all the time. Even if I disable the scan always option and the full ti

For further reading: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/247615-45-mcafee-total-protection-resources-constantly-suggestions-alte ^[3]

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McAfee More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by i D Rez | permalink
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On 12-12-11, I called MacAfee to renew my virus protection. When they finished, they said I needed to have fifteen things removed from my computer and it would work much ...

For further reading: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/computers/mcafee_antivirus.html ^[4]

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1. http://www.ehow.com/how_5819646_fix-slow-computer-due-mcafee.html

2. http://lifehacker.com/5958001/the-5-biggest-myths-about-slow-pcs-and-how-you-can-actually-fix-them

3. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/247615-45-mcafee-total-protection-resources-constantly-suggestions-alte

4. http://www.consumeraffairs.com/computers/mcafee_antivirus.html