I've had at least one issue with each of the 4 server portions of their products I've installed.
Fuck them up the ass.
Symantec Makes the Worst Products Evar
That's weird because the only products I've ever used of theirs was there Norton Antivirus.... and back in the 90's the Norton Tools (SpeedDisk ruled) ... and I always thought they worked well.
But for the laast 4 years or so I keep heariong how bad they suck.
But for the laast 4 years or so I keep heariong how bad they suck.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
I abandonded them when I recently changed my systems. I think Norton was part of why my old system was slower than dirt, as it's much faster now.
I've switched to Avast, and so far it's excellent. Especially considering that it's freeware.
I've switched to Avast, and so far it's excellent. Especially considering that it's freeware.
"ATTENTION: Customers browsing porn must hold magazines with both hands at all times!"
Well, this is just their server products that are being a pain in the ass (the administrative consoles/deployment wizards, IM logger, etc).
One of our users got our first virus this weekend. He clicked on one of those damned pop-ups that say you need to update your computer and install their anti-spyware/virus stuff.
His admin privileges have been revoked.
I also upgraded him to Symantec's new "end user protection" scheme, so hopefully that will be better than just the AV product.
One of our users got our first virus this weekend. He clicked on one of those damned pop-ups that say you need to update your computer and install their anti-spyware/virus stuff.
His admin privileges have been revoked.
I also upgraded him to Symantec's new "end user protection" scheme, so hopefully that will be better than just the AV product.
It's not me, it's someone else.
I think you'll find the majority of these anti-virus software solutions have issues.
We use Trend Micro and it does a decent job, but I've seen moments where it was pretty ignorant. I think the Interscan Messaging Suite (spam filter) is decent, but it's about as user unfriendly as software can get. The search function is also a delight as you can't sort anything. So searching through 2000 emails for a single one is pretty much a waste of time. (In their defense, I know for a fact that they do have a new version out, so maybe those issues are gone?)
Still, just like with Norton, Trend does use up a lot of system resources. Of course, you can scale it back to not scan as much, but then what's the point right?
The one I always avoided like the plague was McAffee. We used that at OAPI and it was a massive piece of shit. Their updates would, literally, break PCs. I don't know if their updates still do that, but I saw enough different examples of that to know I wouldn't use their products ever again.
We use Trend Micro and it does a decent job, but I've seen moments where it was pretty ignorant. I think the Interscan Messaging Suite (spam filter) is decent, but it's about as user unfriendly as software can get. The search function is also a delight as you can't sort anything. So searching through 2000 emails for a single one is pretty much a waste of time. (In their defense, I know for a fact that they do have a new version out, so maybe those issues are gone?)
Still, just like with Norton, Trend does use up a lot of system resources. Of course, you can scale it back to not scan as much, but then what's the point right?
The one I always avoided like the plague was McAffee. We used that at OAPI and it was a massive piece of shit. Their updates would, literally, break PCs. I don't know if their updates still do that, but I saw enough different examples of that to know I wouldn't use their products ever again.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell