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PCR
I DON'T want to mean-mouth McAfee v.5.21.1000 Scan Engine 4.3.20. (I
never paid them for it beyond what Compaq passed on in '00). HOWEVER,
first the auto went-- & now even the MANUAL update of definitions will
no longer work for me, reporting one of the new .dats is corrupt! (Maybe
I needed to take the later Scan Engine 4.4.00, but I didn't care to try
it again; it caused sluggishness once before).
ANYHOW, contrary to my worst fears & expectations, McAfee uninstalled
quick & well! It left 3 huge folders behind (easily deleted), but there
wasn't much left in the Registry after it's own uninstall routine (by
the word of InCtrl5)...
Keys deleted: 495
Values added: 1
Values deleted: 1475
Values changed: 28
Folders deleted: 16
Files added: 5
Files deleted: 179
Files changed: 13
Here is what the install of Avast! 4.7.1001 did...
Keys added: 170
Values added: 196
Values changed: 39
Folders added: 19
Files added: 199
Files changed: 17
SO... that's a LOT LESS in the Registry! And I installed all of the
"providers"-- Internet Mail, Instant Messaging, P2P Shield, Standard
Shield & WEB Shield, although I suspect I don't actually use IM or P2P.
And things seem lots quicker, even with On-Access Protection turned on &
set high-- only, maybe, posts are coming in a bit slower through
Avast!'s filter. Perhaps I need to set On-Access to low for that. Maybe
its hooks...
Keyboard Aswidle.dll ASHSERV.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\ALWIL
SOFTWARE\AVAST4\Aswidle.dll C:\PROGRAM FILES\ALWIL
SOFTWARE\AVAST4\ASHSERV.EXE
CBT Avcommex.dll ASHSERV.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\ALWIL
SOFTWARE\AVAST4\Avcommex.dll C:\PROGRAM FILES\ALWIL
SOFTWARE\AVAST4\ASHSERV.EXE
Mouse Aswidle.dll ASHSERV.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\ALWIL
SOFTWARE\AVAST4\Aswidle.dll C:\PROGRAM FILES\ALWIL
SOFTWARE\AVAST4\ASHSERV.EXE
....are behaving better than McAfee's did.
BUT there are problems to be detailed in accompanying posts.
--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net
never paid them for it beyond what Compaq passed on in '00). HOWEVER,
first the auto went-- & now even the MANUAL update of definitions will
no longer work for me, reporting one of the new .dats is corrupt! (Maybe
I needed to take the later Scan Engine 4.4.00, but I didn't care to try
it again; it caused sluggishness once before).
ANYHOW, contrary to my worst fears & expectations, McAfee uninstalled
quick & well! It left 3 huge folders behind (easily deleted), but there
wasn't much left in the Registry after it's own uninstall routine (by
the word of InCtrl5)...
Keys deleted: 495
Values added: 1
Values deleted: 1475
Values changed: 28
Folders deleted: 16
Files added: 5
Files deleted: 179
Files changed: 13
Here is what the install of Avast! 4.7.1001 did...
Keys added: 170
Values added: 196
Values changed: 39
Folders added: 19
Files added: 199
Files changed: 17
SO... that's a LOT LESS in the Registry! And I installed all of the
"providers"-- Internet Mail, Instant Messaging, P2P Shield, Standard
Shield & WEB Shield, although I suspect I don't actually use IM or P2P.
And things seem lots quicker, even with On-Access Protection turned on &
set high-- only, maybe, posts are coming in a bit slower through
Avast!'s filter. Perhaps I need to set On-Access to low for that. Maybe
its hooks...
Keyboard Aswidle.dll ASHSERV.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\ALWIL
SOFTWARE\AVAST4\Aswidle.dll C:\PROGRAM FILES\ALWIL
SOFTWARE\AVAST4\ASHSERV.EXE
CBT Avcommex.dll ASHSERV.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\ALWIL
SOFTWARE\AVAST4\Avcommex.dll C:\PROGRAM FILES\ALWIL
SOFTWARE\AVAST4\ASHSERV.EXE
Mouse Aswidle.dll ASHSERV.EXE C:\PROGRAM FILES\ALWIL
SOFTWARE\AVAST4\Aswidle.dll C:\PROGRAM FILES\ALWIL
SOFTWARE\AVAST4\ASHSERV.EXE
....are behaving better than McAfee's did.
BUT there are problems to be detailed in accompanying posts.
--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
Should things get worse after this,
PCR
pcrrcp@netzero.net