Anti Virus

[M.L.]

>>>I just read that Microsoft considers an update every 8 hours sufficient.
>>>(but you must switch WindowsUpdate to automatic.)
>>
>>I think it's ludicrous to update that frequently, but MS has taken so much
>>crap from people that they probably feel forced to do it.
>
>To everyone his/her own opinion.
>
>>>I have one av-application updating every hour
>>>and one av-application updating every two hours.
>>
>>That's just plain stupid. STOOPID. All it does is tax an already taxed
>>Internet infrastructure.
>
>One av-application updates 3/4 times per day.
>One av-application updates 3/7 times per day.
>
>Malware does not wait for you to call them "stupid" and wait for another
>24 hours to update your definitions.

Why are you uploading malware so frequently?

[David Kaye]

FredW <fredw@blackholespam.net> wrote:

>Malware does not wait for you to call them "stupid" and wait for another
>24 hours to update your definitions.

I deal with malware professionally. I have hundreds of clients. Turning off
unneeded services, using a firewall, instructing your users not to download
suspicious stuff, and adhering to the Windows and Google warning notices about
suspicious websites are your best defense.

What's more, I give the only warrantee of its kind in the business: I give a
60 day warrantee that the malware won't come back after I've fixed a client's
computer. And that's in all my advertising. I've only had to eat it about 7
or 8 times in the past 5 years.

I reiterate that updating definition files frequently is a stupid idea that is
only going to bog down the Internet. It's bad enough that there are DoS
attacks going on and zombie bots running rampant attacking particular
addresses, resulting in slowdowns. To have perfectly good machines polling
and polling and polling for definitions that may not even be needed is the
ultimate in dumbness.

My latest MSSE update on this machine was 7/20 at 2:15am. That's good enough
for me, and I don't have malware issues. What's more, I've had no malware on
this computer in the 3 years I've been running it. Sure, there've been
attempts, but they're thwarted before they get anywhere. I've used Avast,
AVG, and MSSE for the most part.

[baynole2@yahoo.com]

On Jul 15, 7:51*pm, Ron <BigELil...@msn.com> wrote:
> On Jul 13, 9:54*pm, "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nosp...@Verizon.Net>
> wrote:
>
> > From: "Sam Spade" <sloopokes...@opto.net>
>
> > | Just purchased Dell computer Windows 7 Home (64) and with it came McAfee.
> > | Thought Windows 7 had anti virus but evidently not. Any feedback on McAfee?
> > | Sam
>
> > Replace it with Avira AntiVir.
>
> Reformatted this computer with W7 back in February and Avira 10
> wouldn't auto update. Tried it again last month and it still wouldn't
> update. So, I'm still using Avira 9.

I have always had problems getting AntiVir to update when I have used
it in the past. I have been going with Avast for a couple years now
and like it.

[Ron]

On Jul 31, 11:18*am, "bayno...@yahoo.com" <bayn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 15, 7:51*pm, Ron <BigELil...@msn.com> wrote:
>
> > On Jul 13, 9:54*pm, "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nosp...@Verizon.Net>
> > wrote:
>
> > > From: "Sam Spade" <sloopokes...@opto.net>
>
> > > | Just purchased Dell computer Windows 7 Home (64) and with it came McAfee.
> > > | Thought Windows 7 had anti virus but evidently not. Any feedback onMcAfee?
> > > | Sam
>
> > > Replace it with Avira AntiVir.
>
> > Reformatted this computer with W7 back in February and Avira 10
> > wouldn't auto update. Tried it again last month and it still wouldn't
> > update. So, I'm still using Avira 9.
>
> I have always had problems getting AntiVir to update when I have used
> it in the past. I have been going with Avast for a couple years now
> and like it.

I hate Avast! because it looks like a car stereo and not very user
friendly unless they have changed it since I last tried it many yrs
ago.

[Han]

"baynole2@yahoo.com" <baynole@gmail.com> wrote in news:8596f123-e198-47ca-
a368-7e25c36817e2@f33g2000yqe.googlegroups.com:

> I have always had problems getting AntiVir to update when I have used
> it in the past. I have been going with Avast for a couple years now
> and like it.
>

I have no problems with Avira updating, most of the time. When there is no
internet connection, it does give an error, but I believe that is normal.

--
Best regards
Han
email address is invalid

[David H. Lipman]

From: "baynole2@yahoo.com" <baynole@gmail.com>

| I have always had problems getting AntiVir to update when I have used
| it in the past. I have been going with Avast for a couple years now
| and like it.

That problem was fixed.

--
Dave
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