Re: Symantec corporate AV & Firewall co-existence problems?

[Dan <dan27649@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 7/13/06, Jones, John (US) <John.Jones@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >John, what is your company using for enterprise AV/firewall?
>
> McAfee Enterprise for AV and probably shortly for anti-spyware as their
> AS detection is a snap-in to the AV app.  The crappy Windows internal
> firewall at the moment is sufficing, although I hope to get something a
> little more industrial in the future.


Haven't I heard that McAfee home products are crap?  Even though I could get
McAfee or Norton AV F.A.R., I've avoided them like the plague for the past
few years.  I have the personal experience with Norton AV, but only
anecdotal evidence on McAfee.  But their enterprise AV product is good, eh?

At home I use the free version of Grisoft AVG for AV and nothing for a
> firewall, although I'm contemplating the Kerio suite as I already use
> Sunbelt's CounterSpy anti spyware app.


Of all people, I guess I'm surprised that you don't have a firewall at
home.  Are you using a router firewall and not any software firewall?

> (If anyone can suggest a replacement for Microsoft's Wireless
> Network Connection app, which is a total POS, please advise.)
>
> Subscribe to Brian Livingston's Windows Secrets newsletter:
> https://windowssecrets.com/info/ .  I think he mentioned a tool in a
> back issue.  Normally, you're stuck with Window's built-in app or one
> that comes with the WiFi card but I think there may be 1 or 2 3rd party
> tools out there.


I already subscribe, although I'm behind several issues.  I'll have to look
it up.  I wonder if Fred Langa has covered this too.

WGA has been known to disable legit XP installs.


????? Oh, wait, that's right.  This is Microsoft we're talking about here.
<sigh>

- Dan