Indeed, and IIRC, MSFT also bought the Counterspy engine for its own use - I think it became MSE after a while, or perhaps the forefront engine.
Kurt On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 7:56 AM, Dave Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > On the GFI / Vipre front. I see Maxfocus (was GFIMax) is going away from > Vipre and will be using a BitDefender engine > > http://status.maxfocus.com/2015/07/13/coming-soon-max-rm-v6-1-a-new-mav-engine-powered-by-bitdefender-2/ > > > > Heck I remember when Vipre was called Counterspy, then Counterspy > Enterprise… > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Kurt Buff > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 7:33 AM > To: ntsysadm <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [NTSysADM] John McAfee comments on McAfee AV > > > > Support staff and all that seem to be the same. There's supposed to be a new > version coming out at the end of the month-ish, and in the Business Premium > version it's supposed to upgrade their 3rd-party patching tool (only > available as part of Business Premium) to keep better track of security > patches, rather than merely being a tool to push out current major revs. > > Kurt > > > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 7:10 AM, Erik Goldoff <[email protected]> wrote: > > thanks, I was unaware of this latest handoff :( > > > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 9:01 AM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: > > VIPRE was acquired by GFI, and it's now been spun off as > https://threattracksecurity.com > > Kurt > > > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 6:57 AM, Erik Goldoff <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is GFI Endpoint Security what became of Vipre ? Or is it someone and > something else now ? > > > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 8:41 AM, Richard McClary <[email protected]> > wrote: > > To be fair, J McA no longer owns the product. He claims it deteriorated > rapidly after he sold it. > > > > Likewise for the company that founded the original NTSysAdmin forum. They > developed a state-of-the-art AV product and were constantly introducing new > technology while keeping the footprint small. They sold it to another > company noted for its excellent consumer report (and told its customers). > That company then sold it to another company (NOT notifying its customers). > We learned when we called support and heard all kinds of new rules, hoops to > jump through, and above all no more free 24 hr support. Just what an > enterprise product needs, right? > > > > What is left of the program doesn’t stop squat. Getting it off is like > getting rid of a deep tissue mycosis. > > > > MORAL: If you learn your product is no longer owned by the folks who > developed, think like a rat on a sinking ship! > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Guyer, Don > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 8:18 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [NTSysADM] John McAfee comments on McAfee AV > > > > I rest my case……………………. > > > > ; p > > > > Regards, > > > > Don Guyer > > Enterprise Application Delivery > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Micheal Espinola Jr > Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2015 8:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NTSysADM] John McAfee comments on McAfee AV > > > > John McAfee was asked about the "How To Uninstall McAfee Antivirus" video he > made: > > > > Source: > https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/3hr9f0/i_am_john_mcafee_ama/cu9v2vr > > > > Link to YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKgf5PaBzyg > > > > -- > Espi > > > > > Confidentiality Notice: > This e-mail, including any attachments is the property of Trinity Health and > is intended for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). It may contain > information that is privileged and confidential. Any unauthorized review, > use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended > recipient, please delete this message, and reply to the sender regarding the > error in a separate email. > > 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 privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the > intended recipient(s) 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 unless authorized by the > sender. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify > the sender by reply email and permanently delete this e-mail and any > printout thereof. > > > > > > > > > > Attention: Information contained in this message and or attachments is > intended only for the recipient(s) named above and may contain confidential > and or privileged material that is protected under State or Federal law. If > you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or > action taken on it is prohibited. If you believe you have received this > email in error, please contact the sender, delete this email and destroy all > copies.
