Amen. I find it is those people who know something about Windows that have the hardest time with UAC and Vista. Those who know more, love Vista and understand it better.
On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 2:26 PM, Michael B. Smith < [email protected]> wrote: > A/V systems seem to come and go...that being said, I'm slowly installing > Vipre at all my customers as their other licenses expire. But ssshhhhh....I > don't want Stu to get a big head or anything. > > I've been through times when McAfee was best, and Symantec, and ESET, and > Sybari, and and and .... > > Truth be told - the best thing to prevent viruses, is to do what Vista > tried to do, and everyone screamed at. Get rid of users running as Admins. > That pretty much fixes all the problems (not 100% of course - but darn > close). > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 2:59 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Vipre impressions ? > > You won't regret it. > > On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 08:07, Sherry Abercrombie <[email protected]> > wrote: > > <Rant-on> > > > > This email offer and this discussion thread comes at a very opportune > time > > here for me. I'm currently in the throes of having to deploy (for the > > second time in the last 6 months because migrating to a full blown SQL > > database from the MSDE version blew it up beyond repair) McAfee ePO. I > hate > > it, my supervisor hates it. It's interface is horrible and complex, not > > intuitive at all, the rules are excruciating to set up, and finally, > after > > years of asking, at least my immediate supervisor is open and willing to > > look at other applications because he's suffered with ePO almost as much > as > > I have. Unfortunately, we have a contract with McAfee through next year, > > fortunately he's wanting us to start the research/evaluation process for > an > > alternative to McAfee by this summer so that budgeting can get put in at > the > > appropriate time. > > > > <Rant-off> > > > > I think I'm going to join the Vipre discussion list, and lurk ;) Vipre > was > > the first alternative software option that I mentioned to him yesterday > > during this discussion....... > > > > On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Cameron Cooper <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> Have been with Sunbelt for 3-4 years now, first started with their > >> CounterSpy product and then upgraded it to VIPRE Enterprise. Overall we > >> have been extremely satisfied with the product. We used to have > Symantec > >> Endpoint Protection and had users complain that their computers were > running > >> slow.. all to find out that Endpoint Protection was causing this. This > was > >> still happening even after we setup the scans to perform at night. > Another > >> reason that we switch, was that when running the trial version, it would > >> find stuff that Endpoint Protection wouldn’t find. > >> > >> > >> > >> Don’t want to get your hopes up with this product and make you think > that > >> there won’t be problems. Like any other software company out there, > there > >> will e problems with updates etc. But did want to mention that > Sunbelt’s > >> customer support is one of the best that is out there. Within this list > you > >> will have Sunbelt employees and even the CEO chime in to help with > issues. > >> > >> > >> > >> All in all… as much as we can build up Sunbelt and VIPRE, it will come > do > >> to how you feel it has either helped or hindered you network. So go > ahead > >> and download the trial and take it for a test spin. And if you have any > >> questions or problems… this list is the best place to get help. > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________ > >> > >> Cameron Cooper > >> > >> IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified > >> > >> Aurico Reports, Inc > >> > >> Phone: 847-890-4021 Fax: 847-255-1896 > >> > >> [email protected] > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Sherry Abercrombie > > > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." > > Arthur C. Clarke > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
