McAfee Internet Security Bloatware SUCKS!
Published July 30, 2010
WTF is it with anti-virus software? Every time there’s a major upgrade it gets harder to configure, doesn’t catch viruses when it should and leaks (memory) like a used whore at the end of a long night of, well, whoring.
McAfee did a redesign in the Spring of 2010. In the previous version, it was impossible to find what I was looking for because none of the menu entries made logical sense. Do these guys ever bother to do user feasability studies? That’s one of the biggest must dos in designing a website or chunk of software. If people can’t find what they’re looking for they’ll leave or won’t use it.
I had high hopes the new version was going to be better, but it totally hosed my computer. I spent a solid weekend and then some recovering from a fucked up install. I couldn’t get the computer to boot up. Thank goodness I was able to restore it to the last working setup. Luckily I have another computer in my home office to even get on the internet to research it. Then right after I got everything working again, I got hit with some really nasty viruses, malware, spyware, you name it. It took SuperAntiSpyware and MalwareBytes to get rid of it all.
Once McAfee was correctly setup, it was once again impossible to navigate the new navigation system. Again, nothing makes sense, but what really frosts my ass is that you can drill down into the navigation, but you can’t back out. Instead, you have to start all the way over and drill down again and hopefully you don’t go past where you want to be or you have to do it all over again.
And boy, does it ever leak memory! If my computer sits idle for any length of time, McAfee takes over and starts sucking up resources. It takes forever to wake up the screen. I sit there wiggling that mouse like a little adolescent boy jerking off in the bathroom. Yesterday I looked at the System Processes that were running and McAfee was over a million K. I had to stop the process and then restart it to get it to release the memory.
It’s always turned on yet it detects nothing in real-time, but when I run my weekly virus scan, it finds 2 to 4 viruses. Oh, and forget about finding out what they were because I can figure out how to do it in that fucked up navigation. The big question is, why isn’t it catching them in real-time? Who the fuck knows what kind of damage is being done all week long while those things are on my computer.
So now I’m running Stinger and it found exploit-cve-2010-2568 trojan in the damn Recycle Bin of all places. WTF???
And this really pisses me off, too. My McAfee subscription is on auto-renew, but instead of sending out an email like a week ahead of time to warn me about it SO I CAN FUCKING CANCEL IT, it just automatically gets charged to my credit card and I’m stuck with the bitch for another year. At least this version tells me when it’s going to expire…provided I can find that again in the navigation. Get the shovel.
Citibank, You Guys Blow Goats
Published July 24, 2010Credit Card Companies Suck
Just exactly what does a “pre-approved” credit card application mean anyway? Pre-approved suggests to me that the credit card company did their due diligence and decided that I was OK to open an account with them.
With interest rates as low as what they are, you’d think that interest rates on credit cards would follow suit. Fuck no! They went higher because of all the defaults when the economy went tits up. And they got an extra boost when the government enacted new credit card laws forbiding bank from nefarious evil doing. Banks jacked up their rates prior to the law going into effect. In other words, “Let’s fuck our customers now while we still have the chance.” Wells Fargo pulled that shit with me. Either way, the consumer loses in the form high interest rates.
So about a week ago I got a pre-approved offer from Citibank. One of those balance transfer things for a 0% interest rate for a rather lengthy time period and at a fairly low 3% transfer fee. Most other banks are charging 4% and I’ve even seen a 5% one come through in the last couple of weeks. Greedy fuckers.
So I took them up on their offer and tried to transfer a balance from Bank of America (who’s also ass raping me on interest…me, a person with a 934 FICO score, pfft). Just got a letter back from Citibank.
“Your total credit obligations, which include outstanding credit lines, are too high to meet our approval guidelines, when compared to your stated income.”
We’re talking TRANSFERRING a current balance, NOT racking up new debt. Assholes.
Fuck, I should have lied harder about my stated income. I’m retired and that fat-ass programmer’s salary with bonuses isn’t there anymore, but I still have the same high lines of available credit on my cards, and not maxed out, mind you. So back in the day when the bucks were rolling in and they kept increasing my credit line, now it works against me.
Get the shovel.
The Economy Is So Bad That…
Published July 21, 2010
I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.
African television stations are now showing ‘Sponsor an American Child’ commercials!
Wives are having sex with their husbands because they can’t afford batteries.
I ordered a burger at McDonald’s and the kid behind the counter asked, “Can you afford fries with that?”
CEO’s are now playing miniature golf.
Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen.
My ATM gave me an IOU!
A stripper was killed when her audience showered her with rolls of pennies while she danced.
I saw a Mormon polygamist with only one wife.
I bought a toaster oven and my free gift with purchase was a bank.
If the bank returns your check marked “Insufficient Funds,” you call them and ask if they meant you or them.
McDonald’s is selling the 1/4 ouncer.
Angelina Jolie adopted a child from America.
Parents in Beverly Hills fired their nannies and learned their children’s names.
My cousin had an exorcism but couldn’t afford to pay for it, and they re-possessed her!
A truckload of Americans was caught sneaking into Mexico ..
Motel Six won’t leave the light on anymore.
A picture is now only worth 200 words.
They renamed Wall Street “Wal-Mart Street .”
When Bill and Hillary travel together, they now have to share a room.
The Treasure Island casino in Las Vegas is now managed by Somali pirates.
Congress says they are looking into this Bernard Madoff scandal. Oh Great! The guy who made $50 Billion disappear is being investigated by the people who made $1.5 Trillion disappear!
And, finally…
I was so depressed last night thinking about the economy, wars, jobs, my savings, Social Security, retirement funds, etc., I called the Suicide Hotline. I got a call center in Pakistan, and when I told them I was suicidal, they got all excited, and asked if I could drive a truck…
