[dba-Tech] Antivirus Software - Who do we like, who do we not like?

I use Trend Micro PC-Cillin, and have for years with no problems. It's
easy on system resources, highly configurable, and includes spyware and a
firewall to boot. Trend will sometimes update my virus definitions four
times a day.

JM


> McAfee have been updating theirs almost every day this week and last
> week...
> I don't know why.
>
>
> Jon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Rojas [mailto:JRojas at tnco-inc.com]
> Sent: 25 May 2005 14:46
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Antivirus Software - Who do we like, who do we
> not like?
>
>
> I use CA's eTrust.
>
> It's lightweight and cheap. I have been very satisfied with it!
> The deciding factor for me is that CA updates it virus definitions every
> day
> as opposed to Symantec which only updates it live update definitions once
> a
> week (unless there is a sever outbreak).
> Symantec does have a daily update of its intelligent updater but that must
> be applied manually.
>
> JR
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Kjos [mailto:garykjos at gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 9:07 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Antivirus Software - Who do we like, who do we not
> like?
>
> Hi all,  I'm looking for opinions here.
>
> Got a message from my Norton Antivirus 2000 this morning that my
> subscription for updates was about to expire and I needed to renew.
> OK, no big deal, let's to it right now..... so I click the Renew Now
> button thing and it comes up and tells me that NAV 2000 has been
> DISCONTINUED and I have to upgrade to 2005 version. I recall hearing
> people indicate that they had issues with NAV 2005 so I backed out and
> did not continue - plus they want $39.95 to upgrade. I know I have
> seen it in stores for less than that.
>
> I've been a faithfull NAV user for many years. I have Norton Internet
> Securiity 2004 on another machine which includes the NAV 2004 - and
> while I have come to HATE the Norton Firewall, the 2004 Antivirus
> hasn't caused me any grief. I don't use that machind for E-Mail
> though. The machine that is expiring is my main e-mail machine and so
> I do need as good of protection as I can get.
>
> The most recent machine I bought - a Notebook from Dell - uses McAfee.
> That's just what it came with. So maybe Dell has changed over from
> Norton to McAffee on their new machines?
>
> So, please post your stories of horror or success with NAV 2005 - or
> other versions or even other companies software because I will need to
> be making a purchase soon and I'm not sure what direction to go.
>
> --
> Gary Kjos
> garykjos at gmail.com
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