# Anyone tried the free AT&T Internet Security Suite (powered by McAfee) UVerse is offering? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 26, 2015, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-the-free-at-t-internet-security-suite-powered-by-mcafee-uverse-is-offering/735825 "2015-10-26T22:34:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-the-free-at-t-internet-security-suite-powered-by-mcafee-uverse-is-offering/735825/1 "2015-10-26T22:34:16Z")
I got an email notification earlier this afternoon. Seems like a sweet freebie perk. Its for high speed U-Verse customers. Anyone installed it yet? Any ads or other annoyances? I already have a 3 license pack with McAffee. I may not renew next time and try the freebie. The link if you didn’t get the email and you’re a high speed U-Verse customer. Before installing Log in with your U-verse user ID first to get a serial to register the security suite. Its not a good deal for people on the lower speed plans. $60 a year is about what McAffee costs buying it from them. > **[Explore AT&T AntiVirus Plus](https://www.att.com/support/article/u-verse-high-speed-internet/KM1010110)** > > Protect your computer 24/7 with AT&T AntiVirus Plus powered by McAfee. > [@](#): > > \*available at no charge to AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet and AT&T High Speed Internet customers who have a service with a maximum speed of 3.0 or higher. For AT&T High Speed Internet customers who have a service with a maximum downstream speed of 1.5 Mbps or lower, the AT&T Internet Security Suite is an optional service for only $5 per month. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-the-free-at-t-internet-security-suite-powered-by-mcafee-uverse-is-offering/735825/2 "2015-10-26T23:09:44Z")
I don’t recommend any McAfee products. If you’re on Windows, Microsoft Security Essentials is also free and a lot less of a pain and system hog. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2015, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-the-free-at-t-internet-security-suite-powered-by-mcafee-uverse-is-offering/735825/3 "2015-10-27T00:21:22Z")
I ditched McAfee for Norton way back in 1998, which should tell you how badly they suck. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-the-free-at-t-internet-security-suite-powered-by-mcafee-uverse-is-offering/735825/4 "2015-10-28T05:00:26Z")
If it’s similar to the McAfee offered by other cable companies, it isn’t really worth it. It may be a great product if you feel swishing some water around your mouth is just as good as brushing your teeth. ---
**Author:** ![Khendrask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@Khendrask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khendrask)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-the-free-at-t-internet-security-suite-powered-by-mcafee-uverse-is-offering/735825/5 "2015-10-28T16:59:02Z")
Another vote in the camp of “McAfee is basically a system hogging virus in its own right”. Microsoft’s MSE is more than good enough for defense. If you must have something more capable or configurable, I’d go with ESET or Kaspersky. Stay far away from anything “Symantec” or “Norton”. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-the-free-at-t-internet-security-suite-powered-by-mcafee-uverse-is-offering/735825/6 "2015-10-28T21:36:49Z")
The first thing I do when repairing a messed up PC is get rid of McAfee. Then I do real virus scanning, etc., which can’t be done with McAfee trying to make running anything impossible. I recently tested several free AV programs. Including the frequently top-rated Avira (which messed up a _lot_ of my computer settings) and Bitdefender. Hated many of them. Malwarebytes might not be in the top echelon anymore, but it works the way an AV program should. If things are really bad, I use the Kaspersky rescue disk. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-the-free-at-t-internet-security-suite-powered-by-mcafee-uverse-is-offering/735825/7 "2015-10-28T23:11:58Z")
Software so bad they can’t give it away. huh, I’ve alternated between using Norton and Mcafee since antivirus software became a thing. It passes the live network test. No joke, I installed windows on a pc at work and walked down the hall to take a leak. The pc was infected by the time I got back a few minutes later. We have nearly 2500 pc’s on our network. Network scans are done periodically through out the day and infected pc’s blacklisted (losing their network privilege until the pc is fixed). But its wise to install windows and virus protection with the network cable unplugged. Plug it in afterward to get the window updates. I neglected to do that and that infected pc with a fresh window install got blacklisted later that day. I formatted the drive, reinstalled windows and started fresh. Yeah, Mcafee and Norton do offer some protection. Their web adviser on google searches warns of bad sites. Saved me grief several times. They aren’t the greatest but they do the job. ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-the-free-at-t-internet-security-suite-powered-by-mcafee-uverse-is-offering/735825/8 "2015-10-29T00:46:04Z")
I bought a Lenova desktop. It came with a McAfee Security product - for 30 days. The 30 days expired weeks ago. I still get pop-ups reminding me that I REALLY need to check for new updates to the McAfee product. I will never again even consider a McAfee product.