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iadom
13-07-2004, 17:30
A virus worm that goes to sleep when AV is looking for it. whatever next.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-5267258.html
MadGamer
13-07-2004, 17:36
When should we update the virus defs?
iadom
13-07-2004, 17:40
When should we update the virus defs?Always have mine set to auto update, but check manually every day as well.
Av is Command from Authentium.
Paul K
13-07-2004, 19:10
IMHO You should check for new updates at least once a day to make sure you are covered against any eventuality.
homealone
13-07-2004, 19:17
A virus worm that goes to sleep when AV is looking for it. whatever next.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-5267258.html

nasty - thanks for the 'heads up' iadom ::tu:

IMHO You should check for new updates at least once a day to make sure you are covered against any eventuality.

that's one of the nice things about the EZ Antivirus I'm trying atm - they email when an update is available, and so far they have been almost on a daily basis.
Paul K
13-07-2004, 19:25
nasty - thanks for the 'heads up' iadom ::tu:

that's one of the nice things about the EZ Antivirus I'm trying atm - they email when an update is available, and so far they have been almost on a daily basis.
Thankfully a lot of software houses have learnt how reliable end users are for running updates ;) A lot of anti-virus software automatically updates every X hours, when you get a warning like this though it's a good idea to run it again just in case ;) No point taking risks when you don't need to, I've lost track of how many times my friends say the phrase...
"What do you mean update the definitions? I thought it did that itself anyway!"
You could get unlucky and be hit just before your anti-virus software checks for new files :(