Symantec Smashing…
I have really intended most of this blog to be solutions for webmasters. But, as webmasters, we all use our personal computers. And, if we are Internet savvy, we all have some sort of anti-virus program installed.
My personal history with anti-virus programs goes back to the early days of Internet access. My frustration with this most essential of software also goes back equally as long. Some of most memorable moments of virtual smashing have taken place as a consequence of mal-formed anti-virus software code, interfaces, and integration.
I long ago swore off any software with the McAfee name. Sometime in the 90’s – and I forget the exact year – I had done considerable research on a new personal computer. In the days before Dell’s total ascendance, there were many choices. My normal practice is to buy just about the highest specification at the time of purchase because with a few RAM, OS, and power supply upgrades throughout the years, I get more use per dollar by following this practice…
I was thrilled to bring home a new HP that was loaded for the time and was anxious to fire it up. Once properly wired and ready to go, I turned it on. I was immediately confronted by a “jumpy” and “sticky” mouse that I could not move around with ease – a difficult issue for someone working with Photoshop often.
Suffice it to say, that several days of research identified the McAfee anti-virus installation as the cause whereby I tried to remove it – using the common and safe software removal practices for windows of the time – and found it not so easy. To make a long story short, about 9 days after I had brought my new computer home, McAfee was gone and my new pc was working, well, like a new pc. That was a bit of lost productivity, and, suffice it to say, the last time a McAfee product appeared on my computer.
I bring that horror story because of some experiences I have had with Symantec today…
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