That was supposed to say $20k per year...   hehehehehehe

On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 11:25 AM, Don Ely <[email protected]> wrote:

> Just an FYI, but Vipre didn't make Gartner's list because Stu didn't pay
> them a $20 per year subscription to be listed...  ;o)
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>  On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Raper, Jonathan <[email protected]>wrote:
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>>  I think a significant part of the equation is how large of a network
>> you’re supporting and how much administration is involved. We’ve been
>> running McAfee and ePO since 2002/2003, and from a security standpoint it
>> has been outstanding when it comes to Antivirus protection. Unfortunately it
>> does little in the realm of helping to protect us from Malware/Spyware.
>> There’s ANOTHER McAfee product for that ($$$). From an administration
>> standpoint, it has been a significant headache – so much so that we’ve been
>> contemplating replacing it when our licensing support agreement is up for
>> renewal in March of 2010. Another significant part of the equation is how
>> educated we are as an end user/customer. I’m wondering if better education
>> on the McAfee product for our administration staff would solve some of our
>> headaches. Then again, it is AV. We need it to work, and we need proof that
>> it is updating. How much administration should it require?
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>> We’re supporting hundreds of desktops and servers, by year end we’ll be
>> over 500 workstations and servers total. What I don’t need is even more of
>> an administration headache. I’ve heard really good things about NOD from an
>> administration standpoint, and just about everybody seems to be complaining
>> about how much stuff Symantec breaks. We’ve had very little issue with
>> McAfee breaking things, but administration is frustrating, according to my
>> admin(s).
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>> We’re contemplating ESET NOD32, Symantec/Norton, Trend Micro, Sophos, and
>> VIPRE. I’ve seen good and bad things about all of them, and VIPRE is so
>> young of a product comparatively, I’m skittish, but given the good things
>> I’ve heard about VIPRE, combined with the relative cost, I can’t ignore
>> them. I’ve seen enough bad about the rest of them, that I’m contemplating
>> staying where we are and dealing with “the devil we know”, but I’ve had
>> enough bad experience with McAfee, I really want to know if there really is
>> anything truly better out there that I can trust. From the people I’ve
>> talked with, anyone who started with McAfee ePO and moved to Symantec HATES
>> Symantec, and anyone who started with Symantec and moved to McAfee HATES
>> McAfee…
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>> If you look at Gartner’s last Magic Quadrant :
>> http://www.eset.com/gartner/ McAfee, Symantec, Sophos and Trend are the
>> “leaders” in the industry…VIPRE didn’t even make the list…
>>
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>> Anybody else in the same/similar dilemma or better yet, anybody else
>> successfully find a way out that they are pleased with?
>>
>> Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE
>> Technology Coordinator
>> Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA*
>> *[email protected]*
>> *www.eaglemds.com
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>> *From:* John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]]
>> *Sent:* Monday, August 17, 2009 3:03 PM
>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues
>> *Subject:* Antivirus/Anti-spyware/Anti-adware/etc
>>
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>>
>> What do you guys like (besides Vipre, obviously! J) for
>> antivirus/anti-spyware/anti-malware/etc? Our AVG is coming up for renewal in
>> January and I’m not sure I want to renew it. I *am* considering Vipre,
>> although I thought the interface (on the home version – didn’t have a spare
>> server to set up the Enterprise trial) was a bit “clunky” due to having to
>> “white list” an app in several different places. L
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>> I’m also considering purchasing a bunch of licenses for Malware Bytes so I
>> can have that on every desktop. I’m also thinking about F-Secure/F-Prot. I
>> know that one of our vendors uses and recommends Kaspersky and I have used
>> them in the past at home.  Any others?
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>> The idea of using a Microsoft antivirus doesn’t sit well with me…. Of
>> course there’s always the argument of “they know where the security holes
>> are so they can protect them.” But my answer to that is, “well, if they know
>> where the holes are, they can fix ‘em and not charge me for an antivirus
>> product!” J
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