# FREE virus checks by McAfee

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-virus-checks-by-mcafee/166943>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 6, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-virus-checks-by-mcafee/166943 "2003-04-06T23:06:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-virus-checks-by-mcafee/166943/1 "2003-04-06T23:06:19Z")

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McAfee has a generous offer - head over to [http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp](http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp) for a free online virus scan.

I’ve got Norton AntiVirus running on this machine, and even though I pull down the updates and do a full scan weekly, I run a McAfee free scan every so often, sort of like going to another doctor for a second opinion.

Just watch out for the pop-ups. A little pop-up vigilance is the small price you pay for a free virus scan.

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-virus-checks-by-mcafee/166943/2 "2003-04-06T23:36:35Z")

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Except for those of us who do not use the prostitute of web browsers, … 🙂

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> Your current browser is not supported. To download and install McAfee software, your computer must be running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later.

Source: [http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/app/NotIE5.htm](http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/app/NotIE5.htm)

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-virus-checks-by-mcafee/166943/3 "2003-04-07T03:47:21Z")

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That’s cool, \*\* gotpasswords\*\*, and I thank you for the link, most helpful: but how is your OP a “general question”? 😕