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Since we're mentioning other anti-virus, I thought I'd mention TrendMicro. In the past I really, really liked their NeatSuite or Client/Server/Messaging product. Was very easy to administer, deploy and update from a central location. However, in the past year it's grown into something I've found more confusing, bloated and less effective then the robust and highly reliable product I found in the past. Just my .02 -t On Sep 16, 2008, at 11:24 AM, Steve Bogdanski wrote: > I don't have much experience with AVG, except for the free personal > version that I install on family/friends/strangers personal > computers (usually because they don't have any protection). It's > always seems to get decent reviews, but not sure how well it would > incorporate in an enterprise/managed environment. > > Another option, one that we use here at CVM, is F-Prot. It's been > reliable for going on 7 or years for us. We focused on this product > before NOD32 became well known, mainly for reasons that set it apart > from the main players in this field: > > - small foot-print, in more recent versions the program has gotten > larger but still doesn't seem to overly burden our older systems > like McAfee or Norton. > - clients can be updated from a local location, this includes > definitions and settings (by xml files) > - very, very affordable price > > That being said F-Prot doesn't have some of the more advanced > central administration features of NOD32, but does more then well > for our 800-900 system environment (PCs and laptops). > > Stephen Bogdanski > Network Services > College of Veterinary Medicine > Michigan State University > > >>>> David McFarlane <[log in to unmask]> 9/16/2008 11:06 AM >>> > I recently had a bad experience purchasing NOD32. I like the > product, but I do not like how the company does business (a common > experience with other products/companies). So I am thinking of > switching to AVG Anti-Virus, which seems pretty good. Before I do, > can anybody tell me their bad experiences with how Grisoft does > business? If they are just as bad then perhaps I should just stick > with the devil I know. Thanks. > > -- David McFarlane -- Troy Murray Systems/Database Administrator Michigan State University Biomedical Research and Informatics Center (BRIC) 100 Conrad Hall East Lansing, MI 48824 Phone: 517-432-4248 Fax: 517-353-9420 E-mail: [log in to unmask]