Symantec==Anti-Gun

[Bob41081]

I have been told that Symantec owns McAfee.

Bob

 

[TechBrute]

I have been told that Symantec owns McAfee.

No.

Boy, this thread came from out of nowhere.

 

[Calumus]

Wow, this is the second thread I've read in the last 2 days that has been revived from 2003. As far as computer security goes, Norton anti-virus is the best, their firewall however, isn't very good. It tends to sap up WAY too much system resources. I put Sygate personal fire wall on my machines, and all of my customers machines. Its small, easy to set up, very effective, and it doesn't double your boot time. Zone alarm would be my second choice as there are a couple of issues with sygate and windows 2000. It will work on 98% of the Win2k boxes out there, but every once in a awhile you'll get a conflict. For a free anti-virus program I put AVG on my customers computers, if you still want to run Norton but don't want to feed an anti corp. it can be "found" many places on the net. You let your conscience decide
Cheers,
Shawn

 

[odysseus]

Norton anti-virus is the best

Without plugging other products here, I would seriously disagree with that statement and tell you that is debatable. YMMV with their products.

I can tell you that in the backend server environment, they are not hot at all in AV...

Their code is heavy, management is heavy, and they were the first trying to stuff everything the customers way...

I missed this thread, but now that it is revived it gives me another reason to never want give Symantec any of my or a company's money...

Also no Symantec does not own McAfee... McAfee is owned by Network Associates (NAI).

 

[YankeeRebel]

I use Nortons Internet Security 2004 and do not have a problem with going to gun sites.

I changed over from McAfee and am glad I did as I really did not like them. Norton has been problem free, so far.

 

[Pylon]

Wow thats so crap. I am never purchasing from them again. I just sent them an e-mail letting them know, and a link back to these thread.

 

[Standing Wolf]

I gave up on Symantec when I discovered that my freshly purchased version 7 of symantec Utilities for Macintosh was actually version 6.

I don't ever do business with thieves and shameless anti-Second Amendment bigots.

 

[simon]

And do these idjits think about the cost involved? Figure avg fair market value for all guns as somewhere around $400. Times 200 million guns in private hands. Equals $80,000,000,000. Oh yeah, THAT's gonna fly!

And thats just in CA!

 

[mbs357]

I told my uncle about this last night...then we got into another conversation, out of no where he says, "So I guess you're not using Norton any more, eh?"
I can't stand mind readers.
But yea, I doubt I'll suport Symantec anymore. Not even with my...less...than legal copy of the anti virus... >_>