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1183900 2011-03-05 22:38:00 I work for a large NZ company which has about 2,500 staff nationwide. We have recently changed our IT security system to a Symantic product from McAfee. Then I read about McAfee's faulty update back in April last year. And now McAfee does not appear in the Top 10 reviewed security systems. My home PC is protected by McAfee Security Centre. Should I be worried & start looking for another one? d_wong (1373)
1183901 2011-03-05 22:51:00 Neither McAfee or Symantec are very well liked here - they can be as bad as one another.

Any AV provider can put out a dud patch, so I wouldn't go worrying to much about that.

Dont go listening to much to Magazine reviews - they are total crap compared to real world results.

Have a look through the posting here, there area couple about this subject.

Are you asking for your own home useage, or the work of 2,500 clients ?
wainuitech (129)
1183902 2011-03-06 04:34:00 I was asking for my own use at home. d_wong (1373)
1183903 2011-03-06 04:35:00 Still wouldnt use it, or Symantec / Norton Speedy Gonzales (78)
1183904 2011-03-06 08:00:00 What would you recommend? d_wong (1373)
1183905 2011-03-06 08:28:00 microsoft security essentials (MSE) is the best AV at the moment in my opinion. and its free. ronyville (10611)
1183906 2011-03-06 19:14:00 Yeah we've been using McAfee here at work since before I started, though I'm pretty confident we're going to switch now though.

I'd never use it at home. I'd rather go without any. Same goes for Symantec.

Microsoft Security Essentials for free, or if you feel obliged to pay then Eset NOD32 is *the* best :)
Chilling_Silence (9)
1183907 2011-03-06 19:26:00 We have recently changed our IT security system to a Symantic product from McAfee. Should I be worried & start looking for another one?
McAfee and Symantic (Nortons) aren't the same company.
They are both crap.

Auckland University changed to using NOD32 on their network a while ago - they did some real world testing of their own.
They also use Spybot.
pctek (84)
1183908 2011-03-08 00:51:00 Our company now uses Symantec Endpoint Security. Apparently it's the corporate version of Norton 360. Is this any better? d_wong (1373)
1183909 2011-03-08 00:52:00 No, anything Symantec is hopeless Speedy Gonzales (78)
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