tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post6765634663307918898..comments2024-03-28T14:52:13.218-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Die, Symantec, Die!Jim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-16435500119088019782009-03-09T20:45:00.000-05:002009-03-09T20:45:00.000-05:00I agree. What a S.t! I lost the whole day battling...I agree. What a S.t! I lost the whole day battling it. And I just wanted to perform a full scan. It is so annoying.Dimitrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315277793393692414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-10901227876540502982008-01-22T02:19:00.001-06:002008-01-22T02:19:00.001-06:00Nathan's a big mouth! Neener neener neener.Yeesh, ...Nathan's a big mouth! Neener neener neener.<BR/><BR/>Yeesh, and now he's blabbing all over about it. Here, there, everywhere. Oh well, at least it provoked me to put up a post on my rarely used blog.Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142380580388373496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-47297908893684525132008-01-22T02:19:00.000-06:002008-01-22T02:19:00.000-06:00Nathan, yeah I saw that. I congratulated her some...Nathan, yeah I saw that. I congratulated her somewhere, but frankly I don't remember which blog at this point. :)Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-10513965313326598972008-01-22T02:18:00.000-06:002008-01-22T02:18:00.000-06:00Ken, Yeah, I could give a crap about games - I don...Ken, Yeah, I could give a crap about games - I don't even have solitaire on my laptop.<BR/><BR/> I'm committed to Windows at the moment. Primarily because I use a Gateway Tablet Convertible, pen enabled - and there's no flavor of unix that will run on it right now.<BR/><BR/>Additionally, I prefer all of my machines to be the same, OS wise (I have about 10 running in house at the moment), because that simplifiers my administrative overhead. <BR/><BR/>Normally I don't have much in the way of problems, until the corporate dipshits decide to do something stupid without consulting me first.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-58427030725430815472008-01-21T22:37:00.000-06:002008-01-21T22:37:00.000-06:00Tania's gonna be on Jeopardy!Tania's gonna be on Jeopardy!Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-81772327375892812842008-01-21T21:55:00.000-06:002008-01-21T21:55:00.000-06:00I hate to be a snob, but have you even considered ...I hate to be a snob, but have you even considered using Ubuntu Linux? Really, no anti-virus BS required. Just turn it on and go.<BR/><BR/>It's not that hard to use Linux anymore, there's really no excuse left except for gaming. I can't recall you mentioning that gaming was a big deal for you.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, here's to free software, and those bold enough to tell Gates to get lost.Ken McConnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09164270132364529505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-17679873909475809352008-01-21T20:21:00.000-06:002008-01-21T20:21:00.000-06:00Know what I hate Jim? The way you get all namby-p...Know what I hate Jim? The way you get all namby-pamby and refuse to just tell us how you really feel. Always popping out the euphemisms and going easy on people just 'cause you don't want to hurt their feeling.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-71003009458518752522008-01-21T19:55:00.000-06:002008-01-21T19:55:00.000-06:00Udate: Well, I'm not done yet.I've successfully r...Udate: Well, I'm not done yet.<BR/><BR/>I've successfully removed NIS 2008 from the big machine and re-installed NIS 2007. <BR/><BR/>What? Yeah, that's right. Because I need certain things on that machine and I know that NIS 2007 <I>works</I>.<BR/><BR/>Understand, I consider this a temporary solution until I find something better, then Symantec can kiss my ass.<BR/><BR/>The tablet still has NIS 2008 POS installed because I just couldn't get to it today. I had to spend time in the shop - I've got a major woodworking client coming tomorrow and it would be really nice if I had something to show him. So, there you have it.<BR/><BR/>I'll probably fool around with the tablet, I intend to go with Avast, and a couple of other freeware type spam and ad-blockers and see how things work. But like I said I just didn't have time today.<BR/><BR/>Thanks all, for the advice and moral (or <I>immoral</I> as the case may be) support. It was appreciated.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-21159398627132731272008-01-21T19:27:00.000-06:002008-01-21T19:27:00.000-06:00Good luck, though here's to hoping you don't need ...Good luck, though here's to hoping you don't need it.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-19130054466825135692008-01-21T16:32:00.000-06:002008-01-21T16:32:00.000-06:00So, here's the question:When you can't tell viral ...So, here's the question:<BR/><BR/>When you can't tell viral infection behavior from the anitvirus software - is the antivirus software worth your time and effort?<BR/><BR/>Answer: No<BR/><BR/>Making progress. Big machine is partially restored. Still working on the rest of it.Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-48174974444391476822008-01-21T15:31:00.000-06:002008-01-21T15:31:00.000-06:00I was wondering where you'd been the last couple d...I was wondering where you'd been the last couple days. Now I have a mental picture of you doing epic battle with a giant yellow box who is attempting to put its sticky fingers in your hard drives. <BR/><BR/>Yes, that mental picture made me chuckle, especially since it included a stream of Navy-worthy profanity coming from you. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with your new security endeavor. Remember: Computers make our lives <EM>easier.</EM>Janiecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14190655869710465713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-74011711131420071602008-01-21T15:05:00.000-06:002008-01-21T15:05:00.000-06:00Does Norton/Symantec still use that bizarre local ...Does Norton/Symantec still use that bizarre local Norton email server configuration to check for email viruses/adware? That used to give our tech support guys fits.<BR/><BR/>We have to use Norton corporate, but it doesn't behave the same way with an exchange server connection.<BR/><BR/>Jim - your ISP offers a hosted product called F-Secure. DON'T do it. I was involved in testing of it, and while it's effective, it is also a total machine slowdown. My family begged me to remove it from our desktop computer.<BR/><BR/>And may I say... Macs rule. I'm loving the adware-free, virus-free, much-fewer-patches existence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-76054549256355137062008-01-21T14:50:00.000-06:002008-01-21T14:50:00.000-06:00Like I think I said previously, we're using Avast ...Like I think I said previously, we're using Avast here, and are not having any problems.<BR/><BR/>Funny thing. Last week I had a customer come in trying to get on the encrypted wireless. He had a new computer, and since he was running Vista, it took me a bit to make sure all the ducks were in a row, at which point we realized he'd be locked out for failed logins.<BR/><BR/>No big deal, I told him to check back after lunch, at which point I'd call our favorite netowrking guy and we'd get things sorted out. Meanwhile, I thought we'd get him on the wired system to he could try that in the meantime. "I was out the helpdesk and they said the wired network didn't work" he said. Funny thing, they were right. He was connected, but nothing was coming through.<BR/><BR/>Strange.<BR/><BR/>After lunch we call Kim The Genius and we get the wireless password straightened out. Log onto the system. Bring up the interent...<BR/><BR/>Nothing.<BR/><BR/>We check his IP address--everything is fine and working and connected. Kim pokes around on his end and I check out the guys security systems, wondering if there was a setting I didn't know about that would keep you from getting on the internet.<BR/><BR/>Oh. Hey. What's this? The system is running Symantec AND McAffee? <BR/><BR/>Apparently they were fighting each other and you simply couldn't get on the internet AT ALL.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I couldn't install Symantec, because I didn't know you had to do it from the freaking MENU instead of add/remove programs.<BR/><BR/>But I did send him back to the helpdesk with a sign note explaining precisely what the problem was and how I couldn't uninstall Symantec.<BR/><BR/>Saw the guy the next day and after they got rid of Symantec everything worked fine.<BR/><BR/>So the moral of this story is that it's not just you.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-48768708010535639352008-01-21T14:37:00.000-06:002008-01-21T14:37:00.000-06:00I'm using AVG and something else that I can't reme...I'm using AVG and something else that I can't remember the name of right now. My ex-sysadmin who freelances as computer security guru gave me a list of what to use on a Windows system, after he berated me for using a Windows system.Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142380580388373496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-65007077233551608112008-01-21T14:21:00.000-06:002008-01-21T14:21:00.000-06:00McAfee sucks too. At least I'm not paying for it ...McAfee sucks too. At least I'm not paying for it anymore (my cable internet offers a free version). I had to turn off a lot of its auto-updating because it would slow down the computer to a snail's pace for half an hour every time I turned the frickin' thing on. All updating and scanning is now done on command, but the program itself is still a big hog. It's enough to drive one to [gasp!] Macs. (And for me, the non-conformist, that's a biggie.)Anne C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09444051201220766948noreply@blogger.com