Symantec and McAfee Drivel

That is it. I have had about my belly full of Symantec and McAfee drivel. The PR crud they are both putting into the public realm is annoying to say the least.

Or so says Nick Whittome - "The Naked MVP"

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PatchGuard and Symantecs Complaints

But here’s the $64,000 question: How many of you have installed “security” products from Symantec, McAfee, and others… only to find your system is much slower than before you installed it? I bet it’s a lot. Would you believe that your system is less secure too?

Robert McLaws: Windows Vista Edition

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Symantec AntiVirus Kernel Vulnerability

Local exploitation of a design error vulnerability in Symantec Corp. AntiVirus can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Read the advisory HERE.