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Offline Pako7

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MCSHIELD ANTI MALWARE TOOL
« on: July 13, 2023, 07:25:43 PM »
is anyone still using mcshield on windows 11? i been trying to install it for days and it keeps saying the database is corrupt no matter how many times i try. please help
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Re: MCSHIELD ANTI MALWARE TOOL
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2023, 12:24:21 AM »
@Polonus, MCShield.exe (McAfee) is not the same as MCShield antimalware http://mcshield.findmysoft.com/

« Last Edit: July 14, 2023, 12:31:17 AM by Pondus »
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Re: MCSHIELD ANTI MALWARE TOOL
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2023, 06:34:26 AM »
I stand corrected, thanks to Pondus,

This tool is also part of the removal guide.
Scroll down to specific infections log. https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=194892.0

There is also a 5 page thread about MCShiield here. https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=196168.0

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Re: MCSHIELD ANTI MALWARE TOOL
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2023, 03:33:17 PM »
Quote from: polonus on July 14, 2023, 06:34:26 AM
I stand corrected, thanks to Pondus,

This tool is also part of the removal guide.
Scroll down to specific infections log. https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=194892.0

There is also a 5 page thread about MCShiield here. https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=196168.0

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The real question I wanted to ask, is it really worth it to install on the latest W11, MCShield hasn't been update for a very long time, because, the last latest version is only 2014.
« Last Edit: July 14, 2023, 03:48:14 PM by SpeedyPC »
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Re: MCSHIELD ANTI MALWARE TOOL
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2023, 05:47:13 PM »
The ongoing discussion started here in 2017: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=196168.0

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Re: MCSHIELD ANTI MALWARE TOOL
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2023, 06:21:30 PM »
Quote from: polonus on July 14, 2023, 05:47:13 PM
The ongoing discussion started here in 2017: https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=196168.0

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Thanks, I couldn't find it
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