OK I'll take a shot at an answer.

Let's look at a couple of things first:

1) You're running McAfee and got infected.

2) The June 2012 issue of Consumer Reports rated McAfee 13 out of the 14 PAID security suites they tested. In fact, every free anti-virus/security program rated higher than McAfee. And not by just a little. The lowest rated free program was MS Security Essentials at 56 overall points. McAfee scored 48. CR states that any difference of more than 4 points is "statistically significant."

Lesson? Why are you still using McAfee?? Really, you're spending $80 (USD)/year and you STILL need something else (paid or not)? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over. For that amount of money I don't just want bomb-proof, I want 20 megaton nuke-proof!

The highest rated programs (paid and free) were both by Avira. I have been using the free version for more than a dozen years and have never been infected by anything. Yes, I've had warning bells go off and have had to delete some files to be safe, but no infections.

I think the reason the free Avira AV program isn't listed here is because it does open a "nag" screen when it updates so it is not truly "NoNags". But I consider that a very small price to pay. Click the "x" and it's gone.

free-av.com

AVG and Avast are also highly recommended, and both are free. Both rate 6/6 duckies here.

Good luck,

Kevin

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