The Everyday IT Blog

Many Internet service providers bundle antivirus protection in their service offerings for high-speed Internet service.. and Comcast is no exception.  I heard rumblings that Comcast was making a change to the software that they provide so I had to check it out for myself.  What I heard was indeed true.. Comcast has apparently dropped McAfee for Symantec!  This is good news for many for several reasons :

1. McAfee was a pretty sorry product in my opinion.  I’m basing that solely on my personal experience.
2. Easily 90% of the systems I see in my consulting practice are running a version of Norton that isn’t being updated because the user won’t pony up the cash for a subscription.
3. There’s a Mac version!

With this new offering brings a new concern.. since Comcast has apparently ended their relationship with McAfee, how long until current McAfee users stop getting virus definition updates?  I’ve got a Comcast source I’m going to engage to see if I can get an answer to that question.  Mind you, I’m sure that it isn’t going to be a question of if.. it will certainly be when.  Stay tuned for the answer on that.

Bottom line.. you should switch.  Go to http://security.comcast.net for more info.

PS.. happy 2010!  I haven’t posted in over a  month, sorry for that.  Things are incredibly busy at work, and honestly – I just don’t want to look at a computer once I make it home.  Even as I type I’m out of town on business.

See you round the Internets!