McAfee Site Advisor blocking calibre website

Krittika Goyal · 07-17-2013, 06:51 AM

Note

As of July, 2013 McAfee Site Advisor has started warning that http://calibre-ebook.com is unsafe, with no stated reason or justification. McAfee is wrong, the mistake has been reported to them, by several people, but they have not corrected it. McAfee SiteAdvisor is a notoriously unreliable service, see for example http://www.naturalnews.com/041170_Mc...formation.html or http://www.snapfiles.com/siteadvisor.html or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McAfee_...isor#Criticism We strongly urge you to stop using McAfee products, find a more competent security provider to give your business to.

Instructions on how to uninstall McAfee SiteAdvisor.

Kai Winters · 07-17-2013, 11:29 PM

Thanks for the heads up.
I've not trusted nor used any McAfee product for years.

Bompa · 07-18-2013, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kai Winters

Thanks for the heads up.
I've not trusted nor used any McAfee product for years.

DITTO on McAfee.

They only caused me problems and heartaches.

jersysman · 07-19-2013, 09:30 AM

I haven't used any anti-virus/firewall/security programs of the major commercial vendors in a very long time.

robin58 · 07-19-2013, 10:29 AM

Even McAfee has problems with McAfee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKgf5PaBzyg

(ETA - It is really John McAfee but is definitely NSFW due to language used - still hilarious)

07-17-2013, 06:51 AM	#1
Krittika Goyal Vox calibre Posts: 412 Karma: 1175230 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony reader prs700, kobo	McAfee Site Advisor blocking calibre website Note As of July, 2013 McAfee Site Advisor has started warning that http://calibre-ebook.com is unsafe, with no stated reason or justification. McAfee is wrong, the mistake has been reported to them, by several people, but they have not corrected it. McAfee SiteAdvisor is a notoriously unreliable service, see for example http://www.naturalnews.com/041170_Mc...formation.html or http://www.snapfiles.com/siteadvisor.html or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McAfee_...isor#Criticism We strongly urge you to stop using McAfee products, find a more competent security provider to give your business to. Instructions on how to uninstall McAfee SiteAdvisor. Last edited by Krittika Goyal; 07-17-2013 at 08:18 AM.

07-19-2013, 10:29 AM	#5
robin58 Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: iPad, Kindle Fire, Kindle PW, Nook ST	Even McAfee has problems with McAfee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKgf5PaBzyg (ETA - It is really John McAfee but is definitely NSFW due to language used - still hilarious) Last edited by robin58; 07-19-2013 at 10:55 AM.

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07-17-2013, 11:29 PM	#2
Kai Winters Lover of Books Posts: 218 Karma: 1073074 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern NY Device: iPhone 7+	Thanks for the heads up. I've not trusted nor used any McAfee product for years.

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jersysman Wizard Posts: 1,747 Karma: 3761220 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Pennsylvania Device: T1 Red, Kindle Fire, Kindle PW, PW2, Nook HD+, Kobo Mini, Aura HD	I haven't used any anti-virus/firewall/security programs of the major commercial vendors in a very long time.

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