Jon Tydda
jon at tydda.plus.com
Wed May 25 16:31:16 CDT 2005
Yeah, to prove it, I've just run trojan hunter and trend micro's sysclean (just to check for myself too) and they've both come up clean. Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Kathryn Bassett Sent: 25 May 2005 22:30 To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Antivirus Software - Who do we like, who do we notlike? I could have written Jon's message. I've lost track of how many years I've used McAfee -it's been as long as there has been an internet need for it. I've *never* had an infection. I also use SpyBot and AdAware. -- Kathryn Rhinehart Bassett (Pasadena CA) "Genealogy is my bag" "GH is my soap" kathryn at bassett.net http://bassett.net > -----Original Message----- > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda > Sent: 25 May 2005 6:16 am > To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' > Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Antivirus Software - Who do we like, > who do we notlike? > > I have a fully licenced copy of McAfee VirusScan 9, run in > conjunction with ZoneAlarm Pro. I like McAfee's anti virus > products, I don't like their firewall. ZoneAlarm has no > issues with McAfee anymore, they fixed that within two days > of discovering the compatibility problem. I've been using > McAfee for 8 years with no problems. I periodically check out > my pc with Panda online scan, just to be on the safe side, > and it always comes up blank. I'd be perfectly hapy to > recommend McAfee. But make sure you just buy the virusscan, > and not the firewall too. > > > Jon > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gary Kjos [mailto:garykjos at gmail.com] > Sent: 25 May 2005 14:07 > 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 > > > The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally > privileged. The contents are intended for recipient only and > are subject > to the legal notice available on request from : > webmaster at alcontrol.co.uk > ALcontrol Laboratories is a trading division of ALcontrol UK Limited. > Registered Office: Templeborough House, Mill Close, > Rotherham, S60 1BZ. > Registered in England and Wales No 4057291 > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com