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AVG corporate isn't perfect[ Parent | Reply to This ] (none / 0) (#23)
by Anonymous User on Wed Apr 13, 2005 at 10:15:19 AM PDT

On top of McAfee's obvious shortcomings in business ethics, it fails to uninstall the Internet Exploder toolbar completely when one uninstall's the McAfee products...Nice! My experience with AVG corp has been mixed. The product works well on the desktop side and (thank you eastern bloc hardcore geeks) you can even set up a local definition server on a LAMP box using cron, wget and Grisoft's genctf7 manifest creation tool. THAT works like a frickin' CHARM! What DOESN'T work reliably is the management database system on Windows XP (at any SP level); it just won't reliably operate, and the module on the client side can only be set to ignore this condition on a per-user basis (which is a terrible PITA). Also, there seem to be some default settings that the clients continually "pass back" to the configuration database (when it's working) such that one cannot change or defeat certain default behavior. Rollout isn't nearly as easy as it is for Trend products (for instance); there's no remote install capability -- at best you can create an administrative install package that must be installed from the client console with admin rights...ACK! Their support isn't stellar in terms of response time, but they are sharp folks familiar with their systems, Windows and 'nix. That makes it an OK deal for businesses that need basic AV, but no good for someone who adds/removes workstations or makes config changes frequently.

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