John Bartow
john at winhaven.net
Wed May 25 15:46:34 CDT 2005
Thanks for the info! John B. -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of DJK(John) Robinson Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 1:40 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Antivirus Software - Who do we like, who do we notlike? I use Sophos on all my PCs. Currently licensed for 10 PCs for 3 years. (Consumers with single PCs are not their target market.) Why Sophos? Because they - - are always bang up to date (once a day is NOT often enough, as some people on the AccessD list discovered awhile back) - never give time-wasting false positives - just work, silently and efficiently - never cause me any problems - have free 24/365 support (which I have never needed) And I or my clients over the years have had problems of one sort or another with Norton and McAfee (and others); these problems are boring and time-wasting. Sophos may cost a bit more, but it saves me money! And no, I don't work for them, etc. John > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John > Bartow > Sent: 25 May 2005 15:22 > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Antivirus Software - Who do we like, who do we > notlike? > > > I got their trial software a couple of years ago but t was cost > prohibitive for small businesses. I signed up for their email virus > updates. I still get them - at the rate of 2-3 per day! > > John B. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 9:05 AM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Antivirus Software - Who do we like, who do we > notlike? > > I've heard of them, but never to the extent of anyone saying that they > were good or bad. > > Sorry, no help there :-) > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Bartow [mailto:john at winhaven.net] > Sent: 25 May 2005 15:02 > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Antivirus Software - Who do we like, who do we > notlike? > > > Do any of you use Sophos? (IIRC they are based in the UK) > > > John B. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 8:48 AM > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Antivirus Software - Who do we like, who do we > notlike? > > 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 _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > This electronic transmission is strictly confidential to TNCO, Inc. > and intended solely for the addressee. It may contain information > which is covered by legal, professional, or other privileges. 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