Stick with McAfee and Trend Micro..

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/securit...9180674,00.htm

This is the first time the virus writers at Symantec were able to defeat those, also at Symantec, responsible for stopping the virii.

Kinda funny.

 

Can someone say

 

I've never liked Symantec. It chews up too much resources and slows the PC down.

 

I hate my norton, it's a constant aggravation.

 

Aside from the point of this thread, I always run http://housecall.trendmicro.com/ every so often.. Cleans me up and doesn't require much of my PC resources.

 

I use NOD32. Does anyone else use it too?

 

My old company used CAI InoculateIT....my current uses Symantec Corporate 9.0. They are all equally worthless, IMO.

 

Which version of InoculateIT, the newest one 7.1 has kept my machine free of viruses for years (but not spyware, need other programs for that).

 

that's freakin awesome

 

especially the firewall.

 

it's junk.

 

Wow, I've haven't seen anyone recommend McCrappy in years. What's your favorite ISP software? AOL 9.0 security edition?

 

how is this different from any Microsoft product?

 

Useless info on what systems are affected:
The vulnerability affects the following products:
* Norton AntiVirus for Microsoft Exchange 2.1 (prior to build
2.18.85)
* Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange 4.0 (prior to build
4.0.10.465)
* Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange 4.5 (prior to build
4.5.3)
* Symantec AntiVirus/Filtering for Domino NT 3.1 (prior to build
3.1.1)
* Symantec Mail Security for Domino 4.0 (prior to build 4.0.1)
* Symantec AntiVirus/Filtering for Domino Ports 3.0 for AIX (prior to build
3.0.6)
* Symantec AntiVirus/Filtering for Domino Ports 3.0 for OS400, Linux, Solaris (prior to build 3.0.7)
* Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine 4.3 (prior to build 4.3.3)
* Symantec AntiVirus for Network Attached Storage (prior to build
4.3.3)
* Symantec AntiVirus for Caching (prior to build 4.3.3)
* Symantec AntiVirus for SMTP 3.1 (prior to build 3.1.7)
* Symantec Mail Security for SMTP 4.0 (prior to build 4.0.2)
* Symantec Web Security 3.0 (prior to build 3.0.1.70)
* Symantec BrightMail AntiSpam 4.0
* Symantec BrightMail AntiSpam 5.5
* Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 9.0 (prior to build
9.01.1000)
* Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 8.01, 8.1.1
* Symantec Client Security 2.0 (prior to build 9.01.1000)
* Symantec Client Security 1.0
* Symantec Gateway Security 2.0, 2.0.1 - 5400 Series
* Symantec Gateway Security 1.0 - 5300 Series
* Symantec Norton Antivirus 2004 for Windows
* Symantec Norton Internet Security 2004 (pro) for Windows
* Symantec Norton System Works 2004 for Windows
* Symantec Norton Antivirus 2004 for Macintosh
* Symantec Norton Internet Security 2004 for Macintosh
* Symantec Norton System Works 2004 for Macintosh
* Symantec Norton Antivirus 9.0 for Macintosh
* Symantec Norton Internet Security for Macintosh 3.0
* Symantec Norton System Works for Macintosh 3.0

 

6.0....LONG time ago. :killer:

 

patch has been released, this is like saying don't use Microsoft or dn't use any software cuz theres a bug in it. as long as a patch is out whats the problem..

Also the consumer edition of norton av does kinda eat up alot of resources.

Stick w/ Corporate edition if u can.

 

i have norton 2005 and it works fine, it doesent slow my computer down at all

 

systemworks is usually the culprit to computers that slow down.. it does indeed eat a lot of resources. only program i install among them is norton speeddisk.

 

lol but thats what people bitch about ALL THE TIME

 

Yeah, in my experience if you install only the AV portion, not the firewall, and certainly not the whole systemworks mess, you do OK.

I have an external firewall, and run other, better utilities for other things.

 

You fools need to get on the bandwagon.

The panda ownz joo all.

www.pandasoftware.com


By far the best I've ever come across.

 

I've used NOD32 for years. Best and only virus program out there.

 

The best AV is always free, AVG

 

that's what my buddy who gave it to me said, but i'd never heard of it

 

got the same, and my computer is spotless.

 

I actually had a guy tell me once, "I had {whatever} antivirus but it never seemed to do anything so I got rid of it." So you'd rather have a program like Norton popup every 10 seconds telling you how much its slowing you down? A good antivirus is SUPPOSED to sit there quietly and stay out of your way unless you attempt to launch a virus.

 

Apparently Symantec isnt the only one with these kind of poblems.


> Summary: The virus scanning engine for multiple Trend Micro
> products contains a buffer overflow error in the handling of ARJ
> archive files. Attackers could execute arbitrary commands by sending
> a specially crafted ARJ file to the scanner. Trend Micro has released
> an upgrade for the scanning engine (VSAPI 7.510), that addresses the
> issue.
>
> Technology: Trend Micro InterScan VirusWall
> Trend Micro ScanMail
>
> Description:
> According to a Trend Micro knowlege base article, "VSAPI is another
> name for the virus scan engine. It stands for Virus Scanning
> Application Program Interface, and, along with the virus pattern file,
> is at the heart of all Trend products." Before ARJ decompression,
> the library does not properly check the length of main and local
> header file names. An attacker could send a crafted ARJ file with an
> overly long file name string that could overflow the buffer and
> execute arbitrary commands.
>
> Technology:
> The following TrendMicro products are affected:
>
> Client/ Server/ Messaging Suite for SMB
> Client/Server Suite for SMB
> Control Manager
> InterScan eManager
> InterScan Messaging Security Suite
> InterScan VirusWall
> InterScan VirusWall for SMB
> InterScan Web Security Suite
> InterScan WebManager
> InterScan WebProtect for ISA
> OfficeScan Corp. Edition
> PC-cillin Internet Security
> PortalProtect for Sharepoint
> ScanMail eManager
> ScanMail for Lotus Domino
> ScanMail for Microsoft Exchange
> ServerProtect for Linux
> ServerProtect for Microsoft Windows/Novell NetWare
>
>
> Corrective Action:
> Administrators are advised to upgrade to VSAPI 7.510. See the
> following download page for the appropriate download for your product:
>
> http://www.trendmicro.com/download/engine.asp