Re: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution?

2008-08-15 Thread Jon Harris
; We have it in there, but this thing mutates every few hours so > >> you cannot really catch it with a static definition. We're in > >> the process to get a heuristic def for this one! > >> > >> Stu > >> > >> -Original Message-

R: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution?

2008-08-14 Thread HELP_PC
Very poor and limited comparision ! GuidoElia HELPPC _ Da: Stu Sjouwerman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Inviato: venerdì 15 agosto 2008 1.30 A: NT System Admin Issues Oggetto: RE: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution? CNET is pretty good and resonably

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2008-08-14 Thread HELP_PC
dmin Issues Oggetto: Re: R: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution? SEP11 is tha debil !!! On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 12:42 AM, HELP_PC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use, for me and my customers, SEP 11 by Symantec and Spybot S&D 1.6 > together.I think system

Re: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution?

2008-08-14 Thread Kurt Buff
ntivirus 2008 malwares? >> >> -troy >> >> >> >> -Original Message----- >> From: Stu Sjouwerman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 4:30 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: Windows Defender or s

Re: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution?

2008-08-14 Thread Durf
stic def for this one! > > Stu > > -Original Message- > From: Troy Meyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 7:55 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware > solution? > > Silly af

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2008-08-14 Thread Stu Sjouwerman
o: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution? Silly after question Stu, does Vipre's current definition set catch the Antivirus 2008 malwares? -troy -Original Message- From: Stu Sjouwerman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent

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2008-08-14 Thread Peter van Houten
more dangerous malware in the past few months. -Original Message- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 12:00 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solutio

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2008-08-14 Thread Troy Meyer
___ From: Durf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 1:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution? AVG 8 is a pig if you turn on all the features though, especially the Link Inspector. What

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2008-08-14 Thread Stu Sjouwerman
lto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 1:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution? AVG 8 is a pig if you turn on all the features though, especially the Link Inspector. Whatever you use, remember to leave UAC tu

Re: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution?

2008-08-14 Thread Phil Brutsche
No, just practicing good security habits that date back to the days of multi-user minicomputers (VAX and the like). If everyone did that 99.9% of the malware problems some of us see become a thing of the past. Christopher J. Bosak wrote: > Oh, your evil. -- Phil Brutsche [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ F

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2008-08-14 Thread Christopher J. Bosak
stem Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution? AVG 8 is a pig if you turn on all the features though, especially the Link Inspector. Whatever you use, remember to leave UAC turned on and the users running as non-admin. :) -- Durf On Thu, Aug 1

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2008-08-14 Thread Durf
ut things detected, so > it's not 100% placebo. Maybe only 99%. ;) > > Carl > > -Original Message- > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 12:00 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Windows Defender o

RE: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution?

2008-08-14 Thread Carl Houseman
about things detected, so it's not 100% placebo. Maybe only 99%. ;) Carl -Original Message- From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 12:00 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware so

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2008-08-14 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
; > GuidoElia > HELPPC > > > Da: Reimer, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Inviato: mercoledì 13 agosto 2008 21.20 > A: NT System Admin Issues > Oggetto: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution? > > Hi folks, > > We are doin

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2008-08-14 Thread Micheal Espinola Jr
I have to disagree. The price of free is not worth the suckfest that you operate under the false-sense of security with. I've repaired enough compromised systems to validate the "free" price tag of anything. NOD32 and Spybot Search and Destroy (with TeaTimer running) FTW. If you are only going

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2008-08-13 Thread HELP_PC
stem Admin Issues Oggetto: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution? Hi folks, We are doing the Vista thing on new machines, as XP is getting harder to get a hold of. As a policy, should we use Windows Defender that comes with Vista, and is upgraded frequently through our

RE: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution?

2008-08-13 Thread Troy Meyer
is some devil's advocate for you -troy -Original Message- From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 12:52 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution? 2 things: a) Two words: downgrade ri

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2008-08-13 Thread Murray Freeman
s, but at least I'm not aware that any CRAP has found its way on to any of our computers. Murray From: Reimer, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 2:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Windows Defender or some other an

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2008-08-13 Thread Phil Brutsche
2 things: a) Two words: downgrade rights. Dell gives you the option to have XP pre-installed on machines with a Vista Business license, and if you buy a HP business-class desktop with Vista Business they give you re-install media *and* driver CDs for both. b) Defender is a POS. The same can be sa

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2008-08-13 Thread Jacob
other antivirus/anti spyware solution? Hi folks, We are doing the Vista thing on new machines, as XP is getting harder to get a hold of. As a policy, should we use Windows Defender that comes with Vista, and is upgraded frequently through our WSUS server, or should we remove it, and

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2008-08-13 Thread Bill Lambert
ndows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution? Hi folks, We are doing the Vista thing on new machines, as XP is getting harder to get a hold of. As a policy, should we use Windows Defender that comes with Vista, and is upgraded frequently through our WSUS server, or shou

RE: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution?

2008-08-13 Thread Christopher J. Bosak
H. (Merged 2 into 1) - Me From: Sam Cayze [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 14:25 hrs To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution? Defender sucks and blows at the same time. I'd get something else, like,

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2008-08-13 Thread Joseph L. Casale
wont be renewing... jlc From: Christopher J. Bosak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 1:25 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution? High praise for NOD32 here (until I get my hands on VIPRE). Never trusted

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2008-08-13 Thread Sam Cayze
Defender sucks and blows at the same time. I'd get something else, like, um CounterSpy Enterprise! From: Reimer, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 2:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware sol

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2008-08-13 Thread Christopher J. Bosak
issue." - B.O.F.H. (Merged 2 into 1) - Me From: Reimer, Mark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 14:20 hrs To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution? Hi folks, We are doing the Vista thing on new machines

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2008-08-13 Thread RichardMcClary
VIPRE does AV, AntiSpyware, replaces Defender, and helps keeps our sponsor in business. -- Richard McClary, Systems Administrator ASPCA Knowledge Management 1717 S Philo Rd, Ste 36, Urbana, IL 61802 217-337-9761 http://www.aspca.org "Reimer, Mark" <[EMAIL PRO

Windows Defender or some other antivirus/anti spyware solution?

2008-08-13 Thread Reimer, Mark
Hi folks, We are doing the Vista thing on new machines, as XP is getting harder to get a hold of. As a policy, should we use Windows Defender that comes with Vista, and is upgraded frequently through our WSUS server, or should we remove it, and use some other antivirus/antispyware solution(s)?