McAfee -- Causes Slow Down On My PC

[thecavern]

When I first boot up and bring up a browser, either MIE or Firefox, my PC is very, very slow.

 

This slow response time is connected to McAfee.

 

I do get a message on occasion reading "McAfee Service Host Has Closed" then Windows starts

looking for a solution.

 

Once the McAfee Host goes down, my browsers speed up considerably. This is no coincidence.

It's consistant.

 

Obviously McAfee is slowing down my response time to the point where I have to initiate a "restart" if

it really gets bad.

 

Any ideas or information concerning this situation would be appreciated. I'm sure I'm not

the only one experiencing this situation.

 

(I am on Vista Home Version).

 

Thanks !!

 

 

 

[jaclaz]

Well, knowing that it is *a* product branded McAfee helps a bit (but not much).

 

I mean:

Q. My Ford does not start, what can it be?

 

is slightly better than:

Q. My car does not start, what can it be?

 

but still a lot of info is missing.

 

Which McAfee product is it?

Which specific version?

 

jaclaz

[thecavern]

The product is "McAfee Internet Security".

 

It is the most recent version. I had to uninstall and download/reinstall the product about a

week and a half ago due to a problem with turning on "Virus Scanning".

 

However, the problem with slow response time was occurring even before I reinstalled.

[jaclaz]

Did you simply uninstall it and reinstall it or used the appropriate "cleaning tool" after uninstall and  before re-install?

 

The procedure (recommended by McAfee) is the following:

1. uninstall it
2. run the cleaning tool http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?lc=1033&id=TS101331
3. re-install it

 

The procedure I personally suggest is slightly different :

1. uninstall
2. run the cleaning tool http://service.mcafee.com/FAQDocument.aspx?lc=1033&id=TS101331
3. NEVER reinstall that crappy thingy and get something else that actually works

jaclaz

[thecavern]

Yes, I followed those instructions.