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Raised as a usability problem by 19 people on Hacker News over 14 years (2013–2026), in 16 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Installed antivirus slows the computer to a crawlUnreviewed
20132026- Browsers randomly freeze for about 30 seconds while the antivirus process spikes2022-03-29
- Installed antivirus slows the computer to a crawl2016-11-11
- Antivirus software on the phone is assumed to be slow and painful to use2016-01-22
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 19 complaints
- Weekly scan and zip file handling slowed work so badly that Monday mornings were lost2026-10-15
- Can't uninstall it while running, and no GUI way to stop it2022-07-28
- Adds 5-10 second lag to every click and keystroke in the browser2022-03-29
- Browsers randomly freeze for about 30 seconds while the antivirus process spikes2022-03-29
- Security software hogs CPU and memory during hourly checks, slowing the laptop2022-01-28
- Scans whole folder and rescans zip files on every buffer copy, making copies take days2021-12-02
- McAfee products made work machines unusable, forcing workers to request exceptions2021-06-15
- Consumes so much CPU that the machine is often sluggish or unusable2020-09-29
- Made older kiosk machines basically unusable after switching antivirus vendors2020-03-11
- Makes applications slow to start and laggy when loading files2019-05-30
- Security software made PCs take 15 minutes to boot and Eclipse slow to start2018-11-22
- Installed antivirus slows the computer to a crawl2016-11-11
- Dozens of scary popups had to be clicked through to remove the antivirus2016-11-11
- Became slow and troublesome after a version jump, making everyday use frustrating2016-11-11
- Add-on only offers Disable, and McAfee re-enables it after each update2016-08-08
- Taskbar icon says "Not Secure" while the window it opens says "Secure"2016-08-07
- Antivirus software on the phone is assumed to be slow and painful to use2016-01-22
- Users easily get messed up by installing a 30-day trial by accident2013-06-19
- AV scans slow the computer and kick in unexpectedly during the day2013-06-19