Thanks Gil. So is it 12/31/2008 when the 8.0 updates stop? I'll probably evaluate sophos too.
************************************************************************ Big Brown Wins The Preakness Stakes http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/5591998 I Wish Hillary had married OJ http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike/4236924 --- On Fri, 5/30/08, Gil Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Gil Hale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: [NF] Symantec Antivirus Corporate > To: profox@leafe.com > Date: Friday, May 30, 2008, 4:42 PM > > the biggest > > problem is that the renewal option won't be > available after the > > end of this > > year so no more virus updates. > > Renew with an SAV upgrade. If your reseller does not know > how to do that > let me know and I can handle it for you (yep, I am a > Symantec "Channel > Partner" reseller, and can get some killer deals for > you). > > Gil > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave > Crozier > > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 12:07 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [NF] Symantec Antivirus Corporate > > > > > > Michael, > > We never had any breaches on the antivirus side with > V8 but the biggest > > problem is that the renewal option won't be > available after the > > end of this > > year so no more virus updates. > > > > Dave Crozier > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > > Of Michael Madigan > > Sent: 30 May 2008 16:55 > > To: ProFox Email List > > Subject: RE: [NF] Symantec Antivirus Corporate > > > > Thanks for all that information. > > > > Am I safe continuing to use 8.0 or are there things > that will get by it? > > > > > > > > --- On Fri, 5/30/08, Dave Crozier > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > From: Dave Crozier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: RE: [NF] Symantec Antivirus Corporate > > > To: "'ProFox Email List'" > <profox@leafe.com> > > > Date: Friday, May 30, 2008, 3:19 AM > > > Michael, > > > We upgraded from V8 to the latest corporate > version 3 > > > months ago and have > > > ended up kicking it out. It was just so unstable > and SLOW > > > SLOW SLOW despite > > > excluding filetypes such as dbf, cdx etc. > Workstations > > > would suddenly slow > > > down to a crawl for no reason and CPU usage > skyrocket to > > > 100% - used up by > > > the Symantec Services may I add. > > > > > > The problem seemed to be more prevalent with AMD > processors > > > for some reason, > > > but as we are split about 80% to 20% AMD:Intel it > was a > > > pain. > > > > > > We trialed Sophos and last month installed Sophos > Endpoint > > > suit which is a > > > smaller footprint, centrally controlled via an > excellent > > > administration > > > suite and just seems to do the job. Coupled with > that, it > > > is also cheaper, > > > especially if you tell them you are upgrading > from Symantec > > > and really > > > easier to install. > > > > > > Symantec seem to have taken a huge leap backwards > in their > > > products over the > > > last few years. Even though V8 was > "kludgy" it > > > did the job with a small > > > footprint but as for support - forget it, unless > you want > > > to learn Punjabi. > > > > > > Our main reason for upgrading was the pain of > administering > > > the AV for each > > > of the individual workstations which need to > > > "exclude" certain file types to > > > speed them up but on the fly so to speak. > > > > > > This, along with Symantec's seemingly random > weird > > > behaviour on > > > workstations, similar to what you are > experiencing but even > > > MORE so with the > > > newest version was the clincher. > > > > > > With Sophos, this is a breeze and it is literally > a fit and > > > forget solution. > > > > > > Dave Crozier > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > > > Of Michael Madigan > > > Sent: 30 May 2008 07:38 > > > To: profox@leafe.com > > > Subject: [NF] Symantec Antivirus Corporate > > > > > > I have a client with Symantec Antivirus corporate > version > > > 8.0 running on 10 > > > computers. Just recently the date stamp on the > virus > > > definitions stopped > > > showing on the client screen and now just shows > blank > > > space. This is a > > > known issue. > > > > > > Everything else seems to run fine. They are > still > > > delivering antivirus > > > definition updates. > > > > > > IS there any advantage to upgrading to a new > version of > > > Corporate edition? > > > I'm inclined to leave well enough alone, but > my client > > > is getting nervous. > > > > > > I can't see spending the upgrade price for a > 10 pack > > > that will possible slow > > > down the system. > > > > > > any thoughts? > > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com 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. 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