Combining anti-virus ware

[Ron Whitfield]

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[helen]

Re: Combining anti-virus ware

You should be able to adjust a setting on your antivirus to have it check for updates automatically every day. Set that and forget about it.

Just to be clear about this, even though your anti-virus software is set to update itself every day, how do you verify that it is doing that job. Sure it works today and tomorrow and all of this week, but in the long run how do you make sure that it is still doing it 6 months from now?

[StinkyTheGrump]

Re: Combining anti-virus ware

Just to be clear about this, even though your anti-virus software is set to update itself every day, how do you verify that it is doing that job. Sure it works today and tomorrow and all of this week, but in the long run how do you make sure that it is still doing it 6 months from now?

Is this really an issue? I've never had problems of this nature. I guess if you find that it's not downloading updated virus signatures and you verify it's the AV software's problem then I would submit a bug to your antivirus company and download the signatures manually until they fix it. Of course the problem may be with a number of things so you'd have to troubleshoot each unique situation to figure out what is preventing the signatures from getting downloaded and applied to your AV software. Fortunately I've never had a problem with this and just "set it and forget it".

[craigwatanabe]

Re: Combining anti-virus ware

The problem with auto updates is that if a virus or spyware infects your system before the update can be done, that virus or spyware will instruct the antivirus or antispyware to look the other way and keep telling you your software is updated even though it's corrupted. Once it's corrupted it's like giving the prison keys to the prisoners.

I update manually as often as I can to insure a bug can't get in between scheduled auto-updates.

[StinkyTheGrump]

Re: Combining anti-virus ware

The problem with auto updates is that if a virus or spyware infects your system before the update can be done, that virus or spyware will instruct the antivirus or antispyware to look the other way and keep telling you your software is updated even though it's corrupted. Once it's corrupted it's like giving the prison keys to the prisoners.

I update manually as often as I can to insure a bug can't get in between scheduled auto-updates.

Or even worse when the virus actually just disables your AV altogether! Best thing is not to rely on one piece of software as a failure point. Personally, I won't take the time to manually update my AV as I work on my computer all day every day and am very in tune with it's functioning (run tcpview/process explorer in the background all day). But for others I wholeheartedly recommend to manually update your AV every day

[matapule]

Re: Combining anti-virus ware

even though your anti-virus software is set to update itself every day, how do you verify that it is doing that job. ?

I use Avast free virus software. It pops up a daily audio and visual message that that software is updated. The voice is a very reassuring authoritarian male. I'm not sure what more I can do.

[craigwatanabe]

Re: Combining anti-virus ware

I use Avast free virus software. It pops up a daily audio and visual message that that software is updated. The voice is a very reassuring authoritarian male. I'm not sure what more I can do.

I'll take the sultry female voice

[matapule]

Re: Combining anti-virus ware

I'll take the sultry female voice

Yes, at my age, I suppose my hardware could use some updating too.

[craigwatanabe]

Re: Combining anti-virus ware

Yes, at my age, I suppose my hardware could use some updating too.

My hardware is becoming software.

[matapule]

Re: Combining anti-virus ware

My hardware is becoming software.

You mean like the old 3 1/2" floppies?

[craigwatanabe]

Re: Combining anti-virus ware

You mean like the old 3 1/2" floppies?

Softer like those 5-1/4" ones Thank goodness my wife's firmware is still...um...firm. Uh Yeah

[matapule]

Re: Combining anti-virus ware

Softer like those 5-1/4" ones Thank goodness my wife's firmware is still...um...firm. Uh Yeah

Matapule's uaifi needs a complete reinstall. All I get is the big blue screen!