Do you like Trend Micro PC-cillin™ Internet Security 2006 vs Norton: for use with Outloook 2003

[ptobinPR]

I've been using Norton Internet Security Suite 2006 with a new Dell
computer and Microsoft Small Business Edition 2003. I felt that it
slowed down my system, I got CCAP errors (so had to update all my
files), and recently I could not but could just receive (only
intermittently) - the latter may have been a computer or windows and
not a Norton error.

However, I will be getting a replacement computer soon, and am thinking
of switching to Trend Micro.

Any opinions? I would try to get the one that is corporate or for
offices; I believe there is this option.

I also know they have free tech support and wondered how that is.

Thanks.

 

[Chuck Davis]

I've been using Norton Internet Security Suite 2006 with a new Dell
computer and Microsoft Small Business Edition 2003. I felt that it
slowed down my system, I got CCAP errors (so had to update all my
files), and recently I could not but could just receive (only
intermittently) - the latter may have been a computer or windows and
not a Norton error.

However, I will be getting a replacement computer soon, and am thinking
of switching to Trend Micro.

Any opinions? I would try to get the one that is corporate or for
offices; I believe there is this option.

I also know they have free tech support and wondered how that is.

Thanks.

I, and many others in our Computer Club, stopped paying the extortionists
and now use the free AVG anti-virus. Other items that we recommend to our
members, is Windows Defender for spyware, a router/firewall and the Windows
XP SP2 Firewall turned on. As one that makes 4 or 5 "house calls" a week on
a volunteer basis, I have not had to remove a virus on a computer with these
programs. http://free.grisoft.com

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Just be aware that AVG and the Office/Outlook 2007 beta has an issue where
you must turn off "certify" in the options for Outlook integration. Best
thing is to not use the integration - I have not seen one product yet that
does not interfere with Outlook's normal operation.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After furious head scratching, Chuck Davis asked:

| || I've been using Norton Internet Security Suite 2006 with a new Dell
|| computer and Microsoft Small Business Edition 2003. I felt that it
|| slowed down my system, I got CCAP errors (so had to update all my
|| files), and recently I could not but could just receive (only
|| intermittently) - the latter may have been a computer or windows and
|| not a Norton error.
||
|| However, I will be getting a replacement computer soon, and am
|| thinking of switching to Trend Micro.
||
|| Any opinions? I would try to get the one that is corporate or for
|| offices; I believe there is this option.
||
|| I also know they have free tech support and wondered how that is.
||
|| Thanks.
||
| I, and many others in our Computer Club, stopped paying the
| extortionists and now use the free AVG anti-virus. Other items that
| we recommend to our members, is Windows Defender for spyware, a
| router/firewall and the Windows XP SP2 Firewall turned on. As one
| that makes 4 or 5 "house calls" a week on a volunteer basis, I have
| not had to remove a virus on a computer with these programs.
| http://free.grisoft.com

 

[William Lefkovics [MVP]]

And I have peers that pay for AVG because they don't want advertizing in
their email messages. And of course AVG is free for personal use only.

The others aren't extortionists, they are software application developers
that like to pay their programmers and develop leading edge solutions (or at
least what they think are leading edge... and solutions)

That said, I do not like Norton Internet Security Suite 2006 as I found it
very intrusive. I had to test it recently for antispam functionality and
decided then I wouldn't use it if it was free. It tries to be more than I
wanted and if you are just looking for antivirus, then Norton is possibly
overkill. I found it frustrating for XP when you have multiple users set up
as well.

As for local firewall and security solutions: www.eeye.com/blink
The free for personal use version will be up in a few weeks.
http://www.techweb.com/wire/security/191600542

 

[Brian Tillman]

However, I will be getting a replacement computer soon, and am
thinking of switching to Trend Micro.

Any opinions? I would try to get the one that is corporate or for
offices; I believe there is this option.

Many people like the free Avast or AVG antivirus programs. Both are every
bit as good as the commercial AV programs and you can purchase a commercial
version if you want tech support.

However, no matter what AV program you buy, there is no reason to scan
incoming, or especially outgoing, mail. It causes more problems than it
cures.

 

[Brian Tillman]

That said, I do not like Norton Internet Security Suite 2006 as I
found it very intrusive. I had to test it recently for antispam
functionality and decided then I wouldn't use it if it was free. It
tries to be more than I wanted and if you are just looking for
antivirus, then Norton is possibly overkill. I found it frustrating
for XP when you have multiple users set up as well.

The company for which I work uses Trend OfficeScan. We do NOT integrate it
with Outlook.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

I am solely talking about the Outlook integration, which, as I said before,
I have never seen any product produce a non-problematic integration with
Outlook. Just my opinion.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, William Lefkovics [MVP] asked:

| And I have peers that pay for AVG because they don't want advertizing
| in their email messages. And of course AVG is free for personal use
| only.
|
| The others aren't extortionists, they are software application
| developers that like to pay their programmers and develop leading
| edge solutions (or at least what they think are leading edge... and
| solutions)
|
| That said, I do not like Norton Internet Security Suite 2006 as I
| found it very intrusive. I had to test it recently for antispam
| functionality and decided then I wouldn't use it if it was free. It
| tries to be more than I wanted and if you are just looking for
| antivirus, then Norton is possibly overkill. I found it frustrating
| for XP when you have multiple users set up as well.
|
| As for local firewall and security solutions: www.eeye.com/blink
| The free for personal use version will be up in a few weeks.
| http://www.techweb.com/wire/security/191600542
|
|
|
|
|
|
| "Chuck Davis" <newsgroup at anthemwebs dot com> wrote in message
| ||
|| ||| I've been using Norton Internet Security Suite 2006 with a new Dell
||| computer and Microsoft Small Business Edition 2003. I felt that it
||| slowed down my system, I got CCAP errors (so had to update all my
||| files), and recently I could not but could just receive (only
||| intermittently) - the latter may have been a computer or windows and
||| not a Norton error.
|||
||| However, I will be getting a replacement computer soon, and am
||| thinking of switching to Trend Micro.
|||
||| Any opinions? I would try to get the one that is corporate or for
||| offices; I believe there is this option.
|||
||| I also know they have free tech support and wondered how that is.
|||
||| Thanks.
|||
|| I, and many others in our Computer Club, stopped paying the
|| extortionists and now use the free AVG anti-virus. Other items that
|| we recommend to our members, is Windows Defender for spyware, a
|| router/firewall and the Windows XP SP2 Firewall turned on. As one
|| that makes 4 or 5 "house calls" a week on a volunteer basis, I have
|| not had to remove a virus on a computer with these programs.
|| http://free.grisoft.com

 

[Chuck Davis]

And I have peers that pay for AVG because they don't want advertizing in
their email messages. And of course AVG is free for personal use only.

The others aren't extortionists, they are software application developers
that like to pay their programmers and develop leading edge solutions (or
at least what they think are leading edge... and solutions)

That said, I do not like Norton Internet Security Suite 2006 as I found it
very intrusive. I had to test it recently for antispam functionality and
decided then I wouldn't use it if it was free. It tries to be more than I
wanted and if you are just looking for antivirus, then Norton is possibly
overkill. I found it frustrating for XP when you have multiple users set
up as well.

As for local firewall and security solutions: www.eeye.com/blink
The free for personal use version will be up in a few weeks.
http://www.techweb.com/wire/security/191600542

I still have a problem with the computer "protection" industry. Extortion or
greed? McAfee's 2006 projected revenue of $1.1 billion and Symantec's 2006
projected revenue of $5.164 billion to has to be protected somehow...

 

[ptobinPR]

Thank you all for replying.

I need a virus checker and a firewall. I will have Outlook 2003.

It appears that the consensus is not to go with a "suite" per se but to
have separate components - e.g. a virus checker and a separate
firewall.

Any more opinions on firewalls to employ?

In addition, I have heard mixed opinions about using Adware or Spybot
for malware.
I have heard that either / or can attack files that may not be
malicious and therefore cause problems to your computer.

I have had too many glitches with these new computers, that I am hoping
to have the protection I need, but with minimal disruption to my
programs and computer - I typically send out many emails to reporters
during the day and receive emails as well, and use word and excel.

Thanks.

 

[ptobinPR]

Regaridng "Blink" - for a single home based user - is this what I would
need or is it designed for a corporate envrironment?

Thanks.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I need a virus checker and a firewall. I will have Outlook 2003.

It appears that the consensus is not to go with a "suite" per se but
to have separate components - e.g. a virus checker and a separate
firewall.

Any more opinions on firewalls to employ?

We use a hardware-based firewall between the Internet and the site network.
In fact, we have multiple firewalls in our network. One, for example,
prevents foreign nationals from acessing the general LAN to help us control
ITAR-restricted data. Another firewall device isolates the data center from
the rest of the LAN so that access to servers in the center is centrally
controlled

For my home machine, I use Zone Alarm (not the latest version, however, as
I've had problems with it).

In addition, I have heard mixed opinions about using Adware or Spybot
for malware.
I have heard that either / or can attack files that may not be
malicious and therefore cause problems to your computer.

No adware scanner can be 100% correct. For example, Ad-Aware (not Adware)
from Lava Soft detects the PopCap game loader some MSN Zone and Yahoo Games
games uses as adware while Windows Defender ignores it. You can always add
programs you believe to be safe for your environment to the exceptions list
of the adware scanner. I find Ad-Aware is be a handy tool and I use both it
and Windows Defender.

 

[Pip]

Hi,

Have you looked into VCOM's System Suite 6? Here's the link:
http://www.v-com.com/product/SystemSuite_Home.html

I've been using it for years. It is tightly integrated, easy to use,
and updating the virus definition files takes about 20 seconds max.

I'm going on 4 years with no viruses or malware of any kind. A record
like that keeps me pretty loyal.

(FYI - their anti-virus engine is Trend Micro's PC-cillin...) Best
wishes,

Dan