Thanks Gil.
So is it 12/31/2008 when the 8.0 updates stop? I'll probably evaluate sophos too.
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--- On Fri, 5/30/08, Gil Hale <gil (at) gilhale .DOT com> wrote:
> From: Gil Hale <gil@gilhale.com>
> Subject: RE: [NF] Symantec Antivirus Corporate
> To: profox (at) leafe .DOT com
> Date: Friday, May 30, 2008, 4:42 PM
> > the biggest
> > problem is that the renewal option won't be
> available after the
> > end of this
> > year so no more virus updates.
>
> Renew with an SAV upgrade. If your reseller does not know
> how to do that
> let me know and I can handle it for you (yep, I am a
> Symantec "Channel
> Partner" reseller, and can get some killer deals for
> you).
>
> Gil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com
> > [mailto:profoxtech-bounces (at) leafe .DOT com]On Behalf Of Dave
> Crozier
> > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 12:07 PM
> > To: profoxtech@leafe.com
> > Subject: RE: [NF] Symantec Antivirus Corporate
> >
> >
> > Michael,
> > We never had any breaches on the antivirus side with
> V8 but the biggest
> > problem is that the renewal option won't be
> available after the
> > end of this
> > year so no more virus updates.
> >
> > Dave Crozier
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: profox-bounces (at) leafe .DOT com
> [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf
> > Of Michael Madigan
> > Sent: 30 May 2008 16:55
> > To: ProFox Email List
> > Subject: RE: [NF] Symantec Antivirus Corporate
> >
> > Thanks for all that information.
> >
> > Am I safe continuing to use 8.0 or are there things
> that will get by it?
> >
> >
> >
> > --- On Fri, 5/30/08, Dave Crozier
> <DaveC (at) Flexipol .DOT co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Dave Crozier <DaveC@Flexipol.co.uk>
> > > Subject: RE: [NF] Symantec Antivirus Corporate
> > > To: "'ProFox Email List'"
> <profox (at) leafe .DOT com>
> > > Date: Friday, May 30, 2008, 3:19 AM
> > > Michael,
> > > We upgraded from V8 to the latest corporate
> version 3
> > > months ago and have
> > > ended up kicking it out. It was just so unstable
> and SLOW
> > > SLOW SLOW despite
> > > excluding filetypes such as dbf, cdx etc.
> Workstations
> > > would suddenly slow
> > > down to a crawl for no reason and CPU usage
> skyrocket to
> > > 100% - used up by
> > > the Symantec Services may I add.
> > >
> > > The problem seemed to be more prevalent with AMD
> processors
> > > for some reason,
> > > but as we are split about 80% to 20% AMD:Intel it
> was a
> > > pain.
> > >
> > > We trialed Sophos and last month installed Sophos
> Endpoint
> > > suit which is a
> > > smaller footprint, centrally controlled via an
> excellent
> > > administration
> > > suite and just seems to do the job. Coupled with
> that, it
> > > is also cheaper,
> > > especially if you tell them you are upgrading
> from Symantec
> > > and really
> > > easier to install.
> > >
> > > Symantec seem to have taken a huge leap backwards
> in their
> > > products over the
> > > last few years. Even though V8 was
> "kludgy" it
> > > did the job with a small
> > > footprint but as for support - forget it, unless
> you want
> > > to learn Punjabi.
> > >
> > > Our main reason for upgrading was the pain of
> administering
> > > the AV for each
> > > of the individual workstations which need to
> > > "exclude" certain file types to
> > > speed them up but on the fly so to speak.
> > >
> > > This, along with Symantec's seemingly random
> weird
> > > behaviour on
> > > workstations, similar to what you are
> experiencing but even
> > > MORE so with the
> > > newest version was the clincher.
> > >
> > > With Sophos, this is a breeze and it is literally
> a fit and
> > > forget solution.
> > >
> > > Dave Crozier
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: profox-bounces@leafe.com
> > > [mailto:profox-bounces (at) leafe .DOT com] On Behalf
> > > Of Michael Madigan
> > > Sent: 30 May 2008 07:38
> > > To: profox@leafe.com
> > > Subject: [NF] Symantec Antivirus Corporate
> > >
> > > I have a client with Symantec Antivirus corporate
> version
> > > 8.0 running on 10
> > > computers. Just recently the date stamp on the
> virus
> > > definitions stopped
> > > showing on the client screen and now just shows
> blank
> > > space. This is a
> > > known issue.
> > >
> > > Everything else seems to run fine. They are
> still
> > > delivering antivirus
> > > definition updates.
> > >
> > > IS there any advantage to upgrading to a new
> version of
> > > Corporate edition?
> > > I'm inclined to leave well enough alone, but
> my client
> > > is getting nervous.
> > >
> > > I can't see spending the upgrade price for a
> 10 pack
> > > that will possible slow
> > > down the system.
> > >
> > > any thoughts?
> > >
> > >
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