> Gil -- are you trying to be like Switzerland and remain neutral in the > top-posting versus bottom posting flame wars? I see you're doing a > combination of both!!!! <g>
I like it "on top" <g>, I suppose... I guess I just figure that every person in the ProFox group for any amount of time has already seen my previous postings re: Symantec AntiVirus Corporate (SAV). I have offered a link to my ftp Server's public directory where I have a document (written in MS Word no less) about how to configure SAV v-10.x to allow it to run effectively and efficiently in Workstation, Server and Networked environments. So, as far as I am concerned, my pushing my thoughts out onto our group would be like spitting into the wind - again (and again, and again). But, since you provoked me <g>, here is what I do have to share... Each time I see an article in the more popular computer magazines pitting one AV solution against another, far more often than not it is the Symantec/Norton version that gets the top honors. When I see folks using a free AV solution, and say they have not had any problems with it, I have to wonder if that is because their solution simply isn't finding anything either because the threats are not occurring on their machines (not likely in a Windows world), or the threats are being missed (as indicated in the articles I read from time to time). I know this, I can't afford to get infected in any of my machines, and more so I can't afford to pass an infection onto a client. So even if I could not have tuned SAV to run superbly on my machines, just for the confidence I have in its ability to deflect attacks I will use it. That said, whether it is a concern about viruses, trojans, worms, adware, spyware, crimeware and other general malware, no single solution is going to be 100% effective - so I play the odds with as stacked a deck as I can. When a machine is brought to me that has been successfully attacked (almost always after someone let their AV subscription lapse, or someone visited a porn site), I end up using no less than 4 licensed apps (Webroot Spy Sweeper, CA AntiSpyware, PC Tools Spyware Doctor and either Norton AV or SAV), plus Ad-Aware and Spybot to clean it up. I take the time to image the affected drive both before and after the cleanup, thus if I goober up a system while trying to clean it I can always go back to the beginning, and once cleaned if it gets trashed again I can get the PC back t the most recent running version. I have found that once I have a machine cleaned up, and install either Norton AV or SAV, the machine stays clean as long as the subscriptions are kept up to date. Oh, I do encourage the use of FireFox, and promote Safe Surfing Behavior (no LimeWire, porn, social gathering sites, gaming sites, etc.). So, with all that said, here is the link to my ftp Server's public directory: ftp://gilhale.dnsalias.com If you are using a browser, hit it at ftp://gilhale.dnsalias.com (in IE make certain you are NOT running in Passive Mode) The directory with the SAV documents is "SymantecAntiVirusInstallationDocumentation", and the *.doc files contain the info I put together to help folks install and configure SAV, to include Screen Shots (for version 10.x). SAV v-11.x is now the previous Symantec Client Security Corporate on steroids, which includes some firewall and content filtering capabilities if I recall correctly. I have licensed SAV v-11.0, but have not taken the time to play with it as 10.x is still working quite nicely. To wrap up, I find tremendous merit in the Mac/Linux platforms, where a person really has to try hard to get intentionally nailed with a threat to the Host OS. But, being stuck in a World Of Windows, running a guest Win OS under Mac/Linux would require AV defenses t be present in said Guest OS environment. Even Mac/Linux can't extend its safety into a weak guest OS. So, even if I did get a Mac to use, to protect my Windows guest OS platforms I would still need to run SAV. There is no escape. Shame... Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of MB Software Solutions > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 12:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [NF] For / Against Norton > > > mrgmhale wrote: > >> so my opinions are out-of-date. > >> > > > > But of value in any case. > > > > Gil > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > > Gil -- are you trying to be like Switzerland and remain neutral in the > top-posting versus bottom posting flame wars? I see you're doing a > combination of both!!!! <g> > > > -- > Michael J. Babcock, MCP > MB Software Solutions, LLC > http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com > http://fabmate.com > "Work smarter, not harder, with MBSS custom software solutions!" > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
