Asher_N said:So he doesn't answer anybody who is a professional then.
His security scheme is his mommy keeping him off the computer.
Jone said:Now stop it you guys. His mommy likes him to be on the computer
instead of bragging/bitching to her about things.
Wilf said:Leythos said ...
I don't understand why you seem to be in support of his approach.
This is meant to be a NG where people can get help, not hollow and
meaningless "advice". What's the f***ing use of bitching about
products other people use if he's too precious to tell us what he
does use. Talk about a primadonna. What a helpful guy; don't use
this, that's useless, you are a tosser if you use xyz; but I'm too
high and mighty to give you any useful advice.
Dah! There must be a alt.primadonnas news group he could move to.
you are so helpful to other posters. Thanks. I'll know who to come toIf you really want to know search Google. I won't answer Symantec
Schmucks that have no good argument to explain away the downfall of
their beloved company.
Ya'll need to change the subject from Symantec to me, to protect your
primadonna of a company.
And quite frankly, this is a Windows XP group, not a Symantec group, so
if you want to lie about the greatness of Symantec, go elsewhere.
Symantec sucks, and so do its supporters!
Wilf said:kurttrail said ...
you are so helpful to other posters.
Thanks.
I'll know who to come
to when I have a problem.
Hi Folks,
I've heard that AVG is supposed to be pretty good so I installed
it on a PC here that I'm setting up for a family member.
The install went fine, updated the program using its update
function and scanned the system - all OK
This morning and as of now, AVG reports updates available but it
will NOT update - keeps timing out says to try later!
I went to their site and the server seems almost dead - takes
forever to simply render any page - can anyone advise on this?
Is a case of you get what you pay for? Or is it some kind of
glitch? Can any AVG users comment?
Thanks, Fred
I don't usually recommend specific products.
And your query about what I use has nothing to do with the FACT that
Symantec, and its products are overpriced, bloated, and generally suck,
so you really have no need to know what I use, as it is irrelevant.
Asher_N said:Then STFU.
This is a group where people come seeking help.
Just
bitching about a product, which is only your opinion,
without
offering an alternative,
preferably one that you know works, and
trust is just a waste of good bandwidth.
Yep - but whereas you pride yourself on being "opinionated" others mightROFL! I am probably THE most opinionated person in this group that has
posted here since 2001.
I am probably THE most opinionated person in this group
Wilf said:kurttrail said ...
Yep - but whereas you pride yourself on being "opinionated" others
might not take such pride in such a negative attribute.
Having
opinions is not the same as being opinionated.
For God sake, the OP
asked about AVG
and you've spent the past xxx posts ranting about
Symantec and how anyone who dares mention that word must be
terminally lacking in the brain cell department and doesn't deserve
to be let into your great secrets of computer security.
There's a
life out there - why don't you go and look for one.
Leythos said:With the most posts that provide the leasst help too.
ROFL! Expressing one's opinion can be quite helpful, especially when
expressed in opposition to conformists regurgitation their corporate
dogma.
Leythos said:But many that use Symantec AV and Norton AV products are neither
conformists or ignorant - many are aware of the benefit of using the
#2 independently rated AV product on the market.
There are many well protected systems running Symantec AV and even
Norton AV that experience no problems at all, which is typical of most
widely distributed applications installed on a wide variety of
systems.
Your "opinion" is really just a ranting and provide no information.
Which one is rate #2, and by whom?
My Dick is rated #1! Too bad your needle dick isn't even rated, but it
is rank like the rest of you!
Prove it.
LOL! What rant? Usually a rant is speech that is very emotional, and
usually angry. I'm just having some fun, and haven't posted anything
remotely in anger.
Leythos said:Which part do you need proof for?
As for being a good AV product:
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,4030,00.asp
Here is a link to Stanford.edu showing that they use Symantec
products:
http://www.stanford.edu/group/coursework/docsUser/adminHelp/ch08.html
And how about Carnegie Mellon:
http://www.cmu.edu/computing/documentation/virus_pc/NortonAV.html
As for products that have problems on a wide range of platforms and
hardware, lets just say Windows, Linux, OS/x.....
I would say that "Rant" covers a lot of your posts perfectly.
Now tell me how you don't believe the opinions of the links I
provided.
antivirus products has a security hole that can allow hostile code tThe tool used to update the virus definitions in Symantec'
automatically update virus protections when updates become availableLiveUpdate, the software used by Symantec's antivirus software t
When LiveUpdate 1.4 looks for updates, it attempts to
connect to a specific server at Symantec, the group said. That
connection, however, can be hijacked using a number of Domain Name
Server attacks and rerouted to the server of the attacker's choice.
After reading this do you still trust Norton..?
Its not been the same since Symantec stuck their noses in - come back
Peter Norton all is forgiven.
Leythos said:And the same issues are present in most of the AV products - if they
use a domain name to pull from it's always going to be possible to
hijack it - this is not specific to Symantec.
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=723
But the buffer overflow document at the above link is a problem specific
to your beloved SYMANTEC ANTIVIRUS! LOL!