[dba-Tech] McAfee VirusScan v11

John,
What is the pricing for Sophos AV?  I did go look into their site and 
into one of their partner sites, but did not find pricing info.
Thanks,
Tina

DJK(John) Robinson wrote:
> That's some speed gain!
>
> I use Sophos AV - utterly, boringly reliable and non-intrusive.  Also ZA
> Pro.
>
> John
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda
> Sent: 13 November 2006 14:06
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] McAfee VirusScan v11
>
>
> Thanks John :-P
>
> I've been using McAfee for years, since version 3 in fact, and I've never
> had a problem until now. I've never had a problem recommending them, mostly
> on the basis that they're not Norton, but I do have to say that with the AV
> uninstalled, my pc was absolutely flying... It was like I had another
> processor in it.
>
>
> Jon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DJK(John) Robinson [mailto:djkr at msn.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 1:47 PM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] McAfee VirusScan v11
>
>
> Sorry to hear of your troubles, Jon.
>
> But many would say you get what you deserve for using McAfee, and that your
> 80 bucks was wasted the day you spent it.  I'd have to agree, since I've
> heard similar stories for years.
>
> I hope you succeed in recovering control of your PC.  Then get something
> else - almost anything else!
>
> John
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jon Tydda
> Sent: 13 November 2006 13:05
> To: Dba-Tech (E-mail)
> Subject: [dba-Tech] McAfee VirusScan v11
>
>
> Hi all
>  
> If you use McAfee, and you get a popup asking if you want to upgrade to
> version 11, for "free", whatever you do, DO NOT say yes. I've had nothing
> but trouble since I did. It upgrades VirusScan, SpamKiller and Security
> Centre. Spam Killer is fine, but Security Centre and VirusScan conspire to
> stop your pc working. I spent a good hours yesterday being unable to
> download email or use the internet. I suppose in a way that makes it more
> secure, and less likely to get infected, but if I wanted to stay offline,
> I'd just unplug the network cable.
>  
> The problem initially started a couple of weeks ago, when I foolishly said
> yes to the upgrade. It virtually killed my pc, and I tried to reinstall
> VirusScan, this made it work a bit, it was almost usable. Then I decided to
> get rid of it all, uninstalled it, defragged etc, then rebooted. I
> downloaded the previous version of virus scan (10) but it insists on
> installing the new version of security centre, which doesn't recognise
> version 10 of virusscan, and then doesn't allow it to run.So I've got anti
> virus software that doesn't run. Obviously, that's not ideal, so instead of
> the upgrade I did last time, yesterday I uninstalled, and reinstalled the
> NEW version of everything from McAfee.com. Now nothing works. The real pain
> is that I only renewed my subscriptionin October, so if I go to a different
> AV company, I've wasted $80.
>  
>  
> Jon
>
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