We use NAV CE here (currently upgrading to 7.61) for workstation and server protection. On the whole, I've been very impressed with the software. It has caused zero compatibility problems (that I know of) on thousands of desktops and hundreds of NT/2K servers. It also does not seem to sap workstation performance as bad as other products we've tried.
However, I do have some issues with Symantec: 1. They are slow in coming out with virus signature updates. Best I remember, they took almost 48 hours for definitions to catch "I Love You". They were also slow with "Nimda". 2. If you use LiveUpdate to get new signatures, you can only schedule once a day. We have determined (the hard way) that once per day is not often enough. We now use a perl program to check for new signatures once every hour. 3. Their support sucks. Their first level techs seldom know what they are talking about, and their main objective seems to be to get the call closed as fast as possible. If you persist, you can get answers, if you ask the right questions and it's already been documented. Last week, one of the signature updates went berserk and filled up the hard drives of all workstations and servers in our organization. We called Symantec and the first thing they said was "Funny, nobody else is having that problem." "Oh really, then why did it take an hour to reach a tech?" We assumed that since they caused the problem, they would be willing to help fix it. WRONG! They basically disavowed any responsibility and forced us to figure out a fix ourselves. -----Original Message----- From: Blunt, James H (Jim) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 11:47 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: MacAfee or Symantec ? We have had both...we ditched McAfee as fast as humanly possible...caused nothing but problems. We currently use Symantec's NAV CE (latest edition) for all our servers and workstations, NAVMSE for the Exchange mailbox servers and the NAV Gateway product for http/ftp traffic. We have had NO problems! NAV combined with SMS makes it VERY easy to have the virus .dat updates being pushed out to all your servers and workstations within minutes of the updates coming out. We have never had any problems with how fast Symantec puts out their updates. BTW...we have not had a single infection in this company, since before the Melissa virus. Disclaimer: Any views expressed in this communication are those of the individual sender only and are never to be construed as the formal opinion of The Bechtel Group or Bechtel Hanford, Inc. This opinion shall also not be considered as a formal endorsement by the aforementioned companies of any software products recommended by this individual. -----Original Message----- From: Couch, Nate [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 4:20 AM To: Exchange Discussions Subject: RE: MacAfee or Symantec ? If you are talking from an Administrative view I love McAfee Groupshield. The interface is far better to deal with and they get their DAT files out pretty quickly. I will admit that Trend and Sophos seem to be a bit quicker, but so far Groupshield has kept me safe. I agree with you about NAVMSE. It can be difficult to work with in (especially in terms of adding file extension blocks quickly). Hope this helps. Nate Couch EDS Messaging > ---------- > From: Jean-Francois Bourdeau > Reply To: Exchange Discussions > Sent: Monday, June 3, 2002 19:31 > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: MacAfee or Symantec ? > > If you were force to go with one of those 2 company for an antivurus > solution (exchange ), wich one is not too bad ? > > I'm used to antigen and Ihave bad very experiences with NAVMSE. For that > contract the customer must go with one of those solution. > > I never had to sue the MacAfee Ex AV. So wich one you think is not too > bad > ? MacAfee is working well ? > > JF > Do you know if MacAfee is a god AV for server and stations ? (the customer > have 1500 users to protect. Server, stations and Exchange ) > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
