I've heard quite a bit about McAfee products not being that accurate. I had issues with Windows Defender back in the days, falsely flagging files. It would be great if others checked it with different software. I will check it with Windows security's scan as soon as it gets downloaded.
I've also heard those rumors, but I've been trusting them with my stupidly expensive gaming PCs for over twenty years without issue. That, and they give me a 50% discount nowadays, for sticking around.
It's stated in the rules NEVER to download files proposed by the community, as there are sometimes viruses, and they are not always detected by the site or by antivirus software. Sometimes they're considered false positives, but I'd rather have a clean and healthy PC and not be able to get the file I wanted, than get a virus and realize how stupid I was. I download in the comments sometimes, but I'm always careful, and if someone complains or if I have a doubt, I don't download. The site can't be held responsible, and moderation will tell you it's your fault.
Concerning antivirus software: in the early 2000s, all antivirus software was very good, except for Microsoft's Windows Defender. But now, all the antivirus programs in the world, even the Chinese ones, use the Windows database in addition to their own, so you can use Windows Defender free of charge for life, and it does its job perfectly. Most antivirus programs are very "extreme" and intrusive, they block a lot of files and make a lot of false positives, these files are automatically blocked or deleted, and this is very unpleasant.
