It just came to me: W32.IRCbot (or somesuch). Symantec's got nice features, like the server console, but it's buggy (misses a number of PC's and doesn't accurately refresh). And it doesn't handle spyware, spyware handles it. The units that typically don't update are invariably infected with spyware.

I wonder what the point is of running software that's so widely deployed and then so targeted? Like running IE. Is it branding?

Got into a discussion with a co-worker over dumping IE for Firefox. She got rather heated making the point IE isn't more vulnerable because everybody uses it and gets targeted thus. Doh, aren't there better things to do than plugging holes in some name-brand company's software?

Oh well, this job's fryin' me. 400+ PC's and a staff of three. And being on contract, I'm keeping some side work going in case I get dumped.

Life in the real world: productivity gains.