[dba-Tech] Need New AV -- Suggestions?

that incident was more than 6 years ago, I think

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Waters" <dwaters at usinternet.com>
To: "'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'" 
<dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 6:03 PM
Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Need New AV -- Suggestions?


> Ron,
>
> I've been using Computer Associates EZ Armor (AV + Firewall) for about 3
> years.  It's been trouble-free and transparent!
>
> HTH,
>
> Dan Waters
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Haslett, 
> Andrew
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 7:58 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Need New AV -- Suggestions?
>
> "I still see the shortcuts on my desktop disappear one after the other.
> tehy did not find the reason (at least they didnt tell me)."
>
> Probably because I can't see any conceivable reason how a viruscanner
> could possibly do this?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lembit
> Soobik
> Sent: Thursday, 4 August 2005 7:42 PM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Need New AV -- Suggestions?
>
> Well, Ron,
> I've had it with McAffee.
> many years ago during an auto update it started deleting program files
> including command.com on my PC.
> I still see the shortcuts on my desktop disappear one after the other.
> tehy did not find the reason (at least they didnt tell me).
> I have used Norton for some years, but it became too nasty, and since
> several years I'm using AVG on 5 PCs without any problems.
> Lembit
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Allen" <chizotz at mchsi.com>
> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
> <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 8:47 AM
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Need New AV -- Suggestions?
>
>
>> I've been using -- no, make that "I've been a fairly passionate user
>> and advocate" -- of TrendMicro PCCillin AV for some years now.
>>
>> Over the past several months, I have repeatedly, as in at least 4 or 5
>> times, had the system tray icon for PCCillin Internet Security
>> suddenly and with no apparent cause simply disappear. When this
>> happens, when I go to update the pattern file manually it tells me
>> "that function is still initializing". Since I don't check my system
>> tray every time I sit down, and have absolutely no desire to, I could
>> conceivably go for weeks or months before noticing that my AV is yet
>> again not receiving autoupdates and yet again I have this annoying
>> problem. I have been around and around with Trend support, and each
>> time they have either fixed the problem with a patch or it has
>> mysteriously "gone away" after I contact them.
>>
>> I've about had it with this. Whatever is causing this problem should
>> have been fixed long ago. I've worked with them on at least four
>> separate times and I think it's been more than that. I'm reasonably
>> sure that I'm not the only one to be experiencing this issue, since
>> they always seem to have an answer, yet I can't locate this error
>> condition addressed in their kb. They never give me a definitive
>> reason for why it's happening, and although they fix it, some way,
>> each time, it keeps coming back. My theory is that their definitions
>> update contains something that causes this, and when my instance
>> auto-updates I get the bad file again and the whole cycle starts over.
>>
>> Be that as it may, I'm ready to change AV. I want to go with a
>> professional company that has regular updates and decent software that
>> will only minimally impact my system. I'm leaning toward McAfee at
>> this point, and am pretty well set against Norton. I won't use AVG or
>> Panda because they each totally trashed my system a few years ago;
>> once burned forever shy.
>>
>> Any comments about McAfee? Any suggestions on the best AV software
>> available now?
>>
>> Thanks for any advice.
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
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