[Reg] McAfee update kills comps. - Page 2 - Overclock.net

technodanvan · 07-05-09

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Originally Posted by Weedvender

What self respecting admin runs Windows as a server o.s.?

Small businesses? But then they technically wouldn't have an 'admin', they'd hire out for support probably.

trueg50 · 07-05-09

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Originally Posted by technodanvan

Well, it's the ultimate defense after all.

IT "admins" that run McAfee should be fired anyway.

While Mcafee is terrible, some companies decided to move after Nortons last few bad years. Sadly they moved right before Norton released the their excellent 2009 editions.

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Originally Posted by HACKhalo2

Thats why I like Ubuntu, really no need to have anti-anything (maybe a rootkit checker...)

When you talk enterprise level, Ubuntu is 100% out of the question on the desktop front.

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Originally Posted by Weedvender

What self respecting admin runs Windows as a server o.s.?

Most admins would.

AD, Exchange, plus a few others to name a few. All OS's have their uses; say all you want about Windows, but a Windows domain is a thing of beauty, something Linux really has yet to come close to touching.

I am not surprised really, I have seen McAfee cause many problems at my workplace, and it is a royal pain in the neck some times (not to mention that it is next to useless). We have had 2 year out of date Symantec installations stop virus's that up-to-date McAfee didn't care about (even as the virus disabled mcAfee).

Anth0789 · 07-05-09

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Originally Posted by The Hundred Gunner

I told you that mcafee and norton ARE the worst viruses.

Worst Anti Viruses you mean.

Du-z · 07-05-09

hey, at least the PC wont be getting anymore viruses......

Boot Up,
BSOD,
Boot Up,
BSOD,
Reformat,
Install Mcafee,
BSOD.

See no virus! oh hang on Mcafee IS a virus, i take that back.

PowerTrip · 07-05-09

I found the source, no thanks to the OP.

SAUCE

Lxcivic2k1 · 07-05-09

I'd hate to get that call....I updated my computer and it killed itself. Can you fix it?

I love my AVG, with my computer 600k files only takes 17min to scan, lol. But I haven't had a single problem, not one with Vista 64-bit. My parents old XP machine got viruses like crazy, but they're Vista 32-bit is fine.

bavarianblessed · 07-05-09

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Originally Posted by om3n

this is why I will continue to happily run avira.

+1.
AVG blows for realtime protection. My dad's company purchased an AVG enterprise license. He brought one of the 16 PC's that were recently infected with malware to me for help. I uninstalled AVG, booted into safemode and installed Avira.

After a full system scan the PC is clean. I even introduced the now clean PC back to the network and Avira stopped an infection attempt.