Re: McAfee Generic VB trojan detected with VB UDP

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From: Tom_OM (dontspamme_at_junkmailstinks.com)
Date: 12/28/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 22:25:44 -0700

I can second the "don't use Norton" advice based on Norton's atrocious
customer service. They hosed me on a rebate and I haven't used them
since. I switched to V-COM's SystemSuite 5 and am happy I did.

On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 14:38:44 -0800, Stefan Berglund
<keepit@in.thegroups> wrote:

>On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 15:18:05 -0600, "CajunCoiler
>\(http://tesla.msbdatasystems.com\)"
><cajuncoiler@totallyspamless.msbdatasystems.com> wrote:
> in <mZ_zd.29755$F25.5986@okepread07>
>
>>Best bet is to dump McAfee, and use Norton instead... McAfee sux
>>when it comes to detection... many false positives, many types of
>>virii, and such are missed... learned that by personal experience, and
>>is not just an urban legend.
>
>Your advice is very sound until you mention substituting Norton
>for McAfee. Have you ever heard the expression " out of the
>frying pan and into the fire"?
>
>Try AVG if you want a truly effective/inexpensive/completely
>unobtrusive ( as in it cohabitates very peacefully with SQL
>Server, IIS and most probably anything else you might throw at it
>Anti-Virus.
>
>
>---
>Stefan Berglund

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