Well, we've had a few times when VIPRE, VIPRERESCUE, and MBytes all failed. I don't know about the other companies have to offer when this happens, but Sunbelt got me in touch with The Coppertop...
She seems to know the exact boot sequence of all Windows versions and what should load and when. It's amazing how quickly she found how a root kit was being loaded (as well as how to whack it). This makes Sunbelt a pretty amazing company! -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group ASPCA® 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 Urbana, IL 61802 [email protected] P: 217-337-9761 C: 217-417-1182 F: 217-337-9761 www.aspca.org The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA ®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. "John Aldrich" <[email protected]> wrote on 04/23/2010 11:43:55 AM: > Great! I didn?t really realize that, but I do know that no one > product takes care of everything, including (unfortunately) Vipre! > I?m VERY happy with Vipre, as it seems to be better at catching > stuff before it can get installed than AVG ever was (we used to use > AVG here) and it?s got a smaller ?footprint? in memory! None of our > machines are ?old and slow??well, most aren?t. J That being said, > it?s nice to know we don?t have to put 3 Gigs of memory in a machine > just to satisfy our Anti-Malware product! J > > [image removed] [image removed] > > From: Stu Sjouwerman [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 12:34 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Malwarebytes: What is the difference... > > I think I can add something here. FAFAIK, Malwarebytes is something > of a ?point? > solution in the sense that they specialize in removing trojans, and > only trojans, > but they are very good at that. They are not a generalized malware scanner > that does AV, rootkits, and all other malware like VIPRE. > > Warm regards, > > > Stu Sjouwerman > Co-Founder, Publisher, Sunbelt Media > P: +1-727-562-0101 ext 218 > F: +1-727-562-5199 > [email protected] > > > > > From: Jay Dale [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 12:01 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Malwarebytes: What is the difference... > > MalwareBytes is predominantly a Spyware/malware scanner. It?s used > primarily for removal if you?re already infected. I think the pay > option has an active scanner with it, but since most people have > active scanners it?s not used as often. > > > Jay Dale > I.T. Manager, 3GiG > Mobile: 713.299.2541 > Email: [email protected] > > Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including any attached files, > may contain confidential and/or privileged information for the sole > use of the intended recipient. If you are not the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination or > copying of this e-mail and attachments, if any, or the information > contained herein, is strictly prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient (or authorized to receive information for the > intended recipient), please contact the sender by reply e-mail and > delete all copies of this message. > > > From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 10:59 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Malwarebytes: What is the difference... > > Between Malwarebytes and your usual AV scanner? Does it make sense > to have a desktop AV -AND- Malwarebytes? > David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
