THE WELCH COMPANY
440 Davis Court #1602
San Francisco, CA 94111-2496
415 781 5700
rodwelch@pacbell.net
S U M M A R Y
DIARY: December 23, 2004 02:09 PM Thursday;
Rod Welch
Purchased virus protection program PC-cillin.
1...Summary/Objective
2...Install Pccillin to C14 in Concord
3...Install Pccillin to C13 in Concord
4...Install Pccillin to C12 in Concord
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SUBJECTS
Pc-cillin Internet Security 2005 Trend Micro Manufacturer Virus Prot
Virus Protection Software Hardware Firewall Spyware
0504 -
0504 - ..
0505 - Summary/Objective
0506 -
050601 - Follow up ref SDS 4 4AYE, ref SDS 2 4AYE.
050602 -
050603 - Installed Pccillin to replace McAfee for virus protection software
050604 - program on c14, c13, and on c12. Was able to remove McAfee on c13
050605 - sufficiently to install Pccillin. Updated virus definitions. Ran
050606 - virus scan on all computers. No viruses found.
050607 -
050608 -
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050610 -
050611 -
050612 -
050614 - ..
0507 -
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0509 - Progress
0510 -
051001 - While shopping, we stopped at Fry's to get ideas on replacing McAfee
051002 - for virus protection on our computers, because recent efforts to
051003 - update McAfee virus definitions on 041205 caused too many problems,
051004 - which McAfee was unable to solve. ref SDS 3 RQ6N
051006 - ..
051007 - A sales rep said that both Norton and McAfee were recently reported to
051008 - have flaws in virus protection for Windows XP Service Pack 2.
051010 - ..
051011 - We purchased...
051012 -
051013 - Pc-cillin
051014 - Internet Security 2005
051015 - Trend Macro
051016 - 10101 North DeAnza Blvd
051017 - Cupertino, CA 95014
051018 - 408 257 1500
051020 - ..
051021 - Info@trendmacro.com
051023 - ..
051024 - http://www.trendmacro.com
051026 - ..
051027 - Invoice........................................... 803639
051028 - Date.............................................. 041223
051031 - ..
051032 - Price................................................ $49.95
051033 -
051034 - Rebates and taxes made actual payment............. $43.30
051035 -
051036 - Mail-in rebate.................................... $15.00
051037 -
051038 - Mail-in rebate.................................... $25.00
051039 -
051040 - Requires proof of upgrade from McAfee
051041 - on 020331. ref SDS 1 SU6H
051043 - ..
051044 - Installation program code stored in...
051045 -
051046 - g: 00 pccillin cd2005
051047 -
051049 - ..
051050 - Research on the Internet yielded an article...
051051 -
051052 - Why you should ditch Norton AntiVirus
051053 -
051054 - http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/AnchorDesk/4520-7297_16-5554923.html?tag=adss
051055 -
051056 - ...that says in part...
051057 -
051058 - My annual complaints about Norton AntiVirus, the industry leader,
051059 - are as follows: Symantec's telephone technical support is very
051060 - expensive ($2.95 per minute or $29.95 per call for live support),
051061 - and Norton AntiVirus traditionally slows all but the fastest PCs.
051062 - And what's really new about it? I'm sorry to report that nothing
051063 - has changed this year. In fact, Norton has been coasting on old
051064 - code for several years, simply dressing it up with an occasional
051065 - new feature here and there. ref OF 1 U978
051067 - ..
051068 - A few years ago, I switched from Norton to McAfee because McAfee
051069 - VirusScan included a firewall with its antivirus app. ref OF 1
051070 - U94R
051072 - ..
051073 - This aligns with our experience, except we switched because Norton
051074 - became too difficult to deal with.
051076 - ..
051077 - Article continues...
051078 -
051079 - McAfee VirusScan 9.0 also produces a noticeable resource drain
051080 - and installs the McAfee Security Center, which not only reports
051081 - whether your signature files are up-to-date, but also advertises
051082 - McAfee and various partnered apps in little pop-up
051083 - windows--annoying. ref OF 1 XI6F
051085 - ..
051086 - Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2005
051088 - ..
051089 - Last year, I awarded PC-cillin our 2004 Editors' Choice because
051090 - Trend Micro included a firewall with its antivirus app and
051091 - offered free technical support. I thought that was as good as it
051092 - gets. Well, it just got even better. ref OF 1 U965
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SUBJECTS
C14 Virus Protection Pc-cillin Internet Security 2005 Trend Micro Ma
0903 -
090401 - ..
090402 - Install Pccillin to C14 in Concord
090403 -
090404 - Instructions say to install by running...
090405 -
090406 - g: 00 pccillin cd2005 setup setup.exe
090408 - ..
090409 - Remove other virus protection software before trying to install.
090410 -
090411 - Installation on c14 requires no further effort, because there are
090412 - no other virus protection programs installed. Hopefully, the
090413 - Microsoft Windows XP firewall will not present an obstacle.
090414 -
090415 - 1. After clicking on setup.exe
090416 -
090417 - ...the program did a scan look for existing viruses, then
090418 - presented a license agreement, and then showed registration
090419 - information.
090421 - ..
090422 - This indicates the program can be installed from the code, and
090423 - does not require the CD.
090425 - ..
090426 - 2. Registration
090427 -
090428 - Millie's name was captured and entered from Windows registry.
090430 - ..
090431 - Entered serial number, per above. ref SDS 0 MR9J
090433 - ..
090434 - 3. Location on disk for installation...
090435 -
090436 - h: 00 46
090438 - ..
090439 - 4. Virus protection and Firewall
090440 -
090441 - Scope of installation was selected for complete services,
090442 - even though all we want is to scan email and web pages.
090443 -
090456 - ..
090457 - Run program to update virus definitions.
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SUBJECTS
Pc-cillin Internet Security 2005 Trend Micro Manufacturer Virus Prot
C13 Pc-cillin Virus Protection Internet Security 2005 Trend Micro Ma
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120501 - ..
120502 - Install Pccillin to C13 in Concord
120503 -
120504 - We need to remove other virus protection programs, however, McAfee
120505 - reports it cannot be removed because some files are missing that
120506 - prevent using the program. So, we cannot use the program, and we
120507 - cannot remove it to use something else.
120509 - ..
120510 - Tried removing program files for McAfee in...
120511 -
120512 - h: 00 23
120513 -
120514 - i: programs files mcafee
120515 -
120516 - i: programs files mcafee.com
120518 - ..
120519 - There was a directory at this level with a hidden attribute. Used
120520 - properties to removed the hidden attribute.
120522 - ..
120523 - All McAfee directories were deleted.
120525 - ..
120526 - Removed McAfee from Start, Programs menu.
120528 - ..
120529 - After making these deletions, was able to remove McAfee using Control
120530 - Panel for Remove Programs.
120532 - ..
120533 - Booted computer.
120535 - ..
120536 - Tried installing pccillin.
120538 - ..
120539 - Millie's name was substituted for registration screen, where the
120540 - serial number is also entered.
120542 - ..
120543 - Seemed to install successfully.
120545 - ..
120546 - Virus definitions need to be updated as first step.
120548 - ..
120549 - Trend Micro checked registration, and found the program is already
120550 - registered. and accepted millie's email address as proof of original
120551 - ownership, per above. ref SDS 0 WQ4L
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SUBJECTS
MacAfee Removed New Version Became Too Difficult to Use
Pc-cillin Internet Security 2005 Trend Micro Manufacturer Virus Prot
C12 Pc-cillin Virus Protection Internet Security 2005 Trend Micro Ma
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160601 - ..
160602 - Install Pccillin to C12 in Concord
160603 -
160604 - Removed McAfee from c12...
160605 -
160606 - Was able to use the standard Windows Control Panel service for
160607 - removing programs.
160609 - ..
160610 - Windows Remove Programs feature removed all McAfee program code...
160611 -
160612 - h: 00 23
160613 -
160614 - i: programs files mcafee
160615 -
160616 - i: programs files mcafee.com
160618 - ..
160619 - There was a directory at this level with a hidden attribute. Used
160620 - properties to removed the hidden attribute.
160622 - ..
160623 - All McAfee directories were deleted.
160625 - ..
160626 - Tried installing pccillin.
160628 - ..
160629 - Seemed to install successfully.
160631 - ..
160632 - Virus definitions need to be updated as first step.
160634 - ..
160635 - Trend Micro checked registration, and found the program is already
160636 - registered. and accepted millie's email address as proof of original
160637 - ownership, per above. ref SDS 0 WQ4L
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