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McAfee Complaint - McAfee sucks - do not purchase and do not count on customer help - McAfee anti-virus total protection

McAfee anti-virus total protection - Complaint
Review by Carmen123 on 2010-05-30
I have purchased McAfee last year. Tons of problems with computer notifying me about an expiry date which was wrong. A week ago despite accessing a site marked as McAfee secure I got a virus on my computer. McAfee support spent 4 nights last week trying to find the issue unsuccessfully. They were supposed to contact me back yesterday and today AM - never did. When I contacted them they couldn't care less. I will purchase another more serious anti-virus as this one proved a waste of money - don't buy it!
Comments:
Posted by Alain on 2010-05-30:
Maybe try Norton or AVG.
Posted by old fart on 2010-05-30:
I have had Mc Afee....bad idea!


The best I've seen is AVG and IT'S FREE!!
Posted by 4runner4fun on 2010-06-11:
I am pasting the e-mails to show you how they treat their customers!
One month extra for a $400.00 bill?! You have to be kidding? I have already installed a new Virus/spyware program with a two year subscription which was included in the $400.00 charge. It took the technician 3 1/2 hours to remove all of the junk that McAfee let through. I scanned this computer several times with your product and it showed NOTHING! Why would I ever use McAfee again?! I will be posting both the problem and your response everywhere I can. That is an absolute insult. For all I know my credit card information and everything else may be compromised and you wont cover even the cost of the repair! I will tell everyone I know about this and report it to the Better Business Bureau!

Thanks for nothing!
xxxx



On 2010-06-11, at 8:35 AM, McAfee NA Customer Service wrote:

Dear xxxxxxx,

Thank you for contacting McAfee Customer Service.

I understand that you are computer was infected by Virus and you have spend $400 to remove the virus form you computer and you like to get refund for the charges made to remove the virus.

I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused.

Your account has been verified with the email address xxxxxxx. Your current subscription 3-User McAfee Internet Security expires November 15, 2010.

I would like to inform you that we don't have an option to process refund for the charges made by the third party. We do have a free service in order to remove the virus from your computer.

Since you are a loyal customer to McAfee, I have extended your license with McAfee as a token of our appreciation and understanding of your situation. Please review below the new terms of your license.

3-User McAfee Internet Security expires December 15, 2010.

48457 is the Service Request number for this issue. Please quote this number if you need to contact us with further questions.

For all of your future Service and Technical Support needs, please visit http://service.mcafee.com.

Thank you for contacting McAfee Customer support.

Sincerely,

xxxxxx
McAfee CS-Tier 1

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-----Original Message-----
From:xxxxx
Sent: Jun 11, 2010 2:21:57 AM
Subject: McAfee Customer Service - SR-516336664

Thank you for contacting McAfee Consumer Support.

We have recently opened a Service Request for support based on the information you provided us at our support website. Below you will find the details of this request for your reference.

- Order #:
- Service Request #: 516336664
- Created Date: 06/10/2010 15:51:12
- Description: I have had McAfee security center on my computer without any interruption, when all of a sudden the computer was taken over by an intruder. I ran several scans with nothing showing up. My passwords were being typed in whenever I tried to type anything by an external entity and programs were opening and closing. It just cost me $400.00 to have almost 140 viruses and spyware removed from the computer. Will you pay for that since obviously your software didn't protect my computer
Let me know ASAP.
xxxxxx

Please feel free to visit us at http://service.mcafee.com for all of your McAfee related support needs.

Sincerely,
McAfee Consumer Support
EN



Posted by Doug on 2011-05-27:
bought subscription in Feb. Got an auto renewal in May. Called for a refund and turned off auto renewal. They closed and refunded both subscriptions and left my 3 business pc's without protection. Then told me to buy a new subscription

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