Comments on: The Best Antivirus Software http://realityme.net/2006/09/05/the-best-antivirus-software/ A juggling technophile shares personal stories, challenges, humor and perhaps some political commentary. Tue, 08 May 2012 12:56:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Mark Steel http://realityme.net/2006/09/05/the-best-antivirus-software/comment-page-1/#comment-23900 Mark Steel Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:23:40 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2006/09/05/the-best-antivirus-software/#comment-23900 Barry, if you're not noticing any degradation with with McAfee, then it might be time to give something else a try ... seriously. ;-) My three biggest complaints about Norton & McAfee is they both suck the life out of your system (and continue to until an arduous MANUAL uninstall --- neither company can write an uninstaller that actually works), neither update as frequently as they should, and they run on unsecured RPC services --- and <em>can be disabled</em> without you even noticing. When testing Enterprise antivirus for the public sector, Sophos proved to be an ungodly fast scanner, and it's unfortunate that so few companies know anything about it. My complaint with it, however, is that updates are a bit of a chore... and it's not inexpensive. And thus, I ended up pushing Avast Pro-Netclient Edition (available with 10+ licenses). It's nearly as fast as Sophos, updates from the master almost daily, and is flawless with its push-updates to the clients. For home, I still use Avast Home Edition ... it's free, updates almost daily, and I haven't had a problem with it since I started using it nearly five years ago. Barry, if you’re not noticing any degradation with with McAfee, then it might be time to give something else a try … seriously. ;-)

My three biggest complaints about Norton & McAfee is they both suck the life out of your system (and continue to until an arduous MANUAL uninstall — neither company can write an uninstaller that actually works), neither update as frequently as they should, and they run on unsecured RPC services — and can be disabled without you even noticing.

When testing Enterprise antivirus for the public sector, Sophos proved to be an ungodly fast scanner, and it’s unfortunate that so few companies know anything about it. My complaint with it, however, is that updates are a bit of a chore… and it’s not inexpensive. And thus, I ended up pushing Avast Pro-Netclient Edition (available with 10+ licenses). It’s nearly as fast as Sophos, updates from the master almost daily, and is flawless with its push-updates to the clients.

For home, I still use Avast Home Edition … it’s free, updates almost daily, and I haven’t had a problem with it since I started using it nearly five years ago.

]]> By: DOREEN SHEEHAN http://realityme.net/2006/09/05/the-best-antivirus-software/comment-page-1/#comment-23760 DOREEN SHEEHAN Sun, 22 Apr 2007 06:21:44 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2006/09/05/the-best-antivirus-software/#comment-23760 FREE AVG.I FIND IT GREAT FOR THE HOME. FREE AVG.I FIND IT GREAT FOR THE HOME.

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]]> By: DOREEN SHEEHAN http://realityme.net/2006/09/05/the-best-antivirus-software/comment-page-1/#comment-23757 DOREEN SHEEHAN Sun, 22 Apr 2007 06:10:48 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2006/09/05/the-best-antivirus-software/#comment-23757 FREE AVG. FREE AVG.

]]> By: tim http://realityme.net/2006/09/05/the-best-antivirus-software/comment-page-1/#comment-5542 tim Tue, 05 Sep 2006 22:26:53 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2006/09/05/the-best-antivirus-software/#comment-5542 i also hate norton 2004 and 2005 with a passion. i will install 2003 if necessary. Mcafee I refuse to use. Norton 2005 I will reformat a hard drive to remove (trust me its the only way) I dont use a virus scanner at all now - havent had a virus for over a year! but we do live behind a linux firewall and i use spam assassin on my mail server i also hate norton 2004 and 2005 with a passion. i will install 2003 if necessary. Mcafee I refuse to use. Norton 2005 I will reformat a hard drive to remove (trust me its the only way) I dont use a virus scanner at all now – havent had a virus for over a year! but we do live behind a linux firewall and i use spam assassin on my mail server

]]> By: djuggler http://realityme.net/2006/09/05/the-best-antivirus-software/comment-page-1/#comment-5541 djuggler Tue, 05 Sep 2006 19:11:00 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2006/09/05/the-best-antivirus-software/#comment-5541 My bloatware reference was in regard to their security suite and the method by which they provide updates. I have one client that won't pay to renew the updates but still uses their firewall but daily clicks the link that requires a username and password to login for the updates. The bloatware comment is more targeted to Norton. I cleaned a machine once and it was running well. I installed the Norton Security Suite and the machine became almost unusable. In researching the problem, I found it was common. As for McAfee, I am biased against their user interface. My bloatware reference was in regard to their security suite and the method by which they provide updates. I have one client that won’t pay to renew the updates but still uses their firewall but daily clicks the link that requires a username and password to login for the updates.

The bloatware comment is more targeted to Norton. I cleaned a machine once and it was running well. I installed the Norton Security Suite and the machine became almost unusable. In researching the problem, I found it was common. As for McAfee, I am biased against their user interface.

]]> By: Barry http://realityme.net/2006/09/05/the-best-antivirus-software/comment-page-1/#comment-5540 Barry Tue, 05 Sep 2006 17:56:50 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2006/09/05/the-best-antivirus-software/#comment-5540 What kind of "bloatware" does McAfee install without my knowledge? I have McAfee at home and the office (no choice there) and have been quite satisfied, not noticing any appreciable system degradation either place.. What kind of “bloatware” does McAfee install without my knowledge? I have McAfee at home and the office (no choice there) and have been quite satisfied, not noticing any appreciable system degradation either place..

]]> By: AT http://realityme.net/2006/09/05/the-best-antivirus-software/comment-page-1/#comment-5537 AT Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:44:02 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2006/09/05/the-best-antivirus-software/#comment-5537 I've been running NOD32 after deciding Kaspersky sucked up too much resources. Yes, I've also been spotted with no A/V for long amounts of time. Say what you will, Doug. I’ve been running NOD32 after deciding Kaspersky sucked up too much resources. Yes, I’ve also been spotted with no A/V for long amounts of time. Say what you will, Doug.

]]> By: Dean http://realityme.net/2006/09/05/the-best-antivirus-software/comment-page-1/#comment-5526 Dean Tue, 05 Sep 2006 15:03:01 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2006/09/05/the-best-antivirus-software/#comment-5526 We use AVG in the office and you can download AVG Free (avgfree.com, I think) for home use. We use AVG in the office and you can download AVG Free (avgfree.com, I think) for home use.

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