pc-cillin

Per Frankster:
> basically non-obtrusive to the user.

Dunno about the AV component, but the firewall has a fatal flaw. Wait until
somebody gets a trojan in their PC that sends out requests to other PCs to reach
out and touch it.

PC-Cillin's warning dialog takes focus - so if you're, say, trying to type up a
document in MS Word you are interrupted until you dismiss the dialog.

Sounds harmless - but we're talking 2-3 of these attacks per second once that
kind of a trojan gets down to doing it's thing. Basically, the user's PC
becomes unusable until they think to pull the internet connection plug.

Also, maybe you've had better luck than I trying to get support from Trend
Micro. Early on, I was able to get responses from them - but they were so
heavily laden with inane boilerplate that it almost wasn't worth it. Last few
months I had PC-Cillin, I was unable to get any response at all from Trend Micro
support about a problem with the product constantly acting as if it needed an
update.
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PeteCresswell
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can i not simply use a diffrant firewall?
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Per ed:
>can i not simply use a diffrant firewall?

Yes.
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PeteCresswell
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We've obviously had completely different experiences. Don't know why. I am
talking about pc-cillon 2006 which was a major overhaul. No issues
whatsoever. Especially of the kind you are referring to with the firewall.
That kind of stuff would cause me to dump it in a minute. Maybe it's your
configuration???

Anyway, I like PC-cillon 2006 and recommend it.

-Frank

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> Per Frankster:
>> basically non-obtrusive to the user.
>
> Dunno about the AV component, but the firewall has a fatal flaw. Wait
> until
> somebody gets a trojan in their PC that sends out requests to other PCs to
> reach
> out and touch it.
>
> PC-Cillin's warning dialog takes focus - so if you're, say, trying to type
> up a
> document in MS Word you are interrupted until you dismiss the dialog.
>
> Sounds harmless - but we're talking 2-3 of these attacks per second once
> that
> kind of a trojan gets down to doing it's thing. Basically, the user's PC
> becomes unusable until they think to pull the internet connection plug.
>
> Also, maybe you've had better luck than I trying to get support from Trend
> Micro. Early on, I was able to get responses from them - but they were
> so
> heavily laden with inane boilerplate that it almost wasn't worth it. Last
> few
> months I had PC-Cillin, I was unable to get any response at all from Trend
> Micro
> support about a problem with the product constantly acting as if it needed
> an
> update.
> --
> PeteCresswell
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Per Frankster:
> Especially of the kind you are referring to with the firewall.
>That kind of stuff would cause me to dump it in a minute.

How about Trend Micro support? Have you ever had to contact them? If so, did
they respond?

Maybe they've cleaned up their act...
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PeteCresswell
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> How about Trend Micro support? Have you ever had to
> contact them? If so, did they respond?
>
> Maybe they've cleaned up their act...
> --
> PeteCresswell

To be honest, I've never needed them for PC-cillon. I have called them on
their corporate products and received adequate response (It's all relative!)
.. Not glowing response though.

-Frank
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