DJK(John) Robinson
djkr at msn.com
Fri Nov 24 09:26:33 CST 2006
Hi Tina Not simple (what is, in the licensing arena?!). You need to talk to one of their partners, like I do. Because they aim at business, there are better deals for more PCs, and for longer licenses. You can have AV on its own, bundle AV with a firewall, or AV + firewall + email filtering for MS Exchange. Plus other options I don't know about. Their partners seem well-informed and helpful. Although I'm using ZA Pro, I shall probably renew for AV+fw since this is currently cheaper than AV alone! My quote for 15 PCs for 3 years comes to about a dollar a week per PC I think. Centrally-administered updates or free-standing direct from Sophos, or any mixture, configurable by you. My PCs update every hour. Responsive tech support if you ever need it. But mostly fit and forget. HTH John -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tina Norris Fields Sent: 23 November 2006 17:57 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [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 > > > The information in this e-mail is confidential and may also be legally > privileged. 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