Comments on: Users upset after CA anti-virus detects Windows system file as virus

False positives prompt confusion and anger among CA anti-virus users.

[BK216]

this is the first time i've ever heard of "Computer Associates anti-virus"

I thought you mean Comodo Anti-Virus for a sec...Anywho, Avast/MSE should be the only options you consider (unless you HAVE to pay for it, then go Nod32 or Kaspersky)

[Vegaman_Dan]

Computer Associates makes a popular enterprise level AV product called 'eTrust'.

[Forked_Tongue]

Agreed I use free Avast Home on all my user machines and pay for Nod32 on the homeserver, best of both worlds.

[slickuser]

I think it did the right thing ie. found XP as a virus....

[DMAN3k]

at least it doesn't get hacked in 3 seconds.

[ballmerisanape]

Your right.. that's way too long. All you have to do is connect it to a network! Now that's real plug and play!

[Vegaman_Dan]

Geez, losers sure show up fast to troll.

Yes, the Mac got hacked in a contest. So have Windows systems. They offer different features for different people.

Drop it.

[DMAN3k]

You would think that CA would actually test the patch on the target operating system before releasing it... CA sucks.

[Arrgster]

We use Sophos, never have a problem...

[rucknrun]

I use CA it is extremely lightweight. I also got it free with a new pc. Norton was bogging down some of my older machines.

I hope I don't get home and my media server is hosed cause of this.

[Orion Blastar]

So it is true, Windows really is a virus! Hirez proof of Microsoft Malware in Windows XP SP3 code.

Just kidding.

False positives are never that fun.

[stevemoss1]

Hmmm, I don't think CA made a mistake at all - was just doing it's job.

[fmcentire]

CA is just a cluster F*** of a system. We use some of their other systems where I work and they are a problem most of the time.

[sharmajunior]

Well it makes sense. What would one expect from people who have an Associates degree in computers (LOL). They need professionals to do the job, otherwise they would keep detecting system files as viruses.

[Vegaman_Dan]

We used to use CA for AV needs at my job. I recall when it detected it own definition files as a possible trojan and locked itself down hard. eTrust had taken itself out. Heh.

[gggg sssss]

CA is still in business? I thought they were all in jail. Nobody but a bunch of S/370 coders would buy this POS thinking they are recalling their glory days when CA actually mattered. Close the book on them now.

[Inconnux]

amazing... did they even test this on one system??? I would cancel my contract immediately if I ran this anti-virus.

I had been pulling my hair out trying to figure out how I managed to get a virus, until I saw this article. Computer Associates really dropped the ball on this one.

[photohiker]

It only took me 5 days to figure out that CA int. security suite was crap. (30Day guarantee) BS! I purchased in march of this year and still haven't gotten a refund. FAXED all required paperwork twice and somehow they keep loosing it. Outsourced help from India is a joke. can't get phone help unless you pay. Radio Shack and John Walsh should be truly embarrassed to have their names associated with this company.

[iwish40]

I used to have CA and it worked fine untill about 1 month before the Subscription update. I got hit with some kind of virus, my computer came to a 20 min or longer start-up time.
Nothing would hardly work.
I contacted the Microsoft support and it took them 4 DAYS to fix my computer (At NO CHARGE), then I installed Windows OneCare and it's been fine eversince.