Re: question on anti virus programs

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From: Bonnie (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/05/05 

Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2005 20:50:56 -0800

Thank you, have you heard of any problems with PC-cillin
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>Have used McAfee since its inception and have never been
compromised.. I do
>know of Norton users that have though..
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>"Leythos" <void@nowhere.lan> wrote in message
>news:pan.2005.02.05.04.12.46.953427@nowhere.lan...
>> On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 20:03:27 -0800, Bonnie wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> Would just like to know which is the better anti virus,
>>> Norton Anti Virus, or Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet
>>> Security. Would appreciate any feed back.
>>> Thank you
>>> Bonnie
>>
>> I do not buy the suites like NIS or others, I just buy
the Antivirus
>> products of Symantec, and before them Norton. I've been
working with
>> computers since 76, and using Norton since it came out
and the Symantec
>> Corporate version since it came out - not one of my
system or any of our
>> clients system has been compromised in all that time.
Yes, I know that
>> NAV/Sym were not available in 76, but it was to give you
an idea how long
>> I've been doing this.
>>
>> I've seen Sororities where they used McAfee adn
PC-Cillian and CA and
>> several others - all of those machines were compromised.
In the same
>> settings, where users had not let their NAV
subscriptions expire, not one
>> of their computers was compromised.
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