Updates Frequancy

[xlebywek]

Will we ever see multiple updates per same day as many other Antimalware apps have ?

thx

[vecchio]

Usualy, it hapen 1x/day(Not in weekends)

[xlebywek]

Too bad :cool:

Kaspersky virus analysts never sleep I guess :)

[ohso]

> Kaspersky virus analysts never sleep I guess

I would rephrase that: it never leaves your computer alone.

The previous product I used on this computer was NAV. This computer has an old, large HD -- it's noisy -- and it's turned on from early til late. I could hear that disk "rattle" at least four times a day. Usually when I was using it. The slowdown was noticeable.

[notE]

Usualy, it hapen 1x/day(Not in weekends)

I guess malware is not active on weekends.

[vecchio]

exactly what i saying

[xlebywek]

Meaning ?

I personally think that 2 days without updates is unacceptable

[vecchio]

I personally dont care about frequence if the aplication solve my problem

[xlebywek]

only if you lucky enough to get by without the signature

[notE]

Meaning ?

I personally think that 2 days without updates is unacceptable

Perhaps the cost of working weekends would be to much for PCTOOLS.

[haapy]

Note, instead of complaining, which you do so well, why don't you make some suggestions for improvement? What a concept.

[notE]

Note, instead of complaining, which you do so well, why don't you make some suggestions for improvement? What a concept. I feel sure the people on this thread can read and are able to form concepts with out help. The fact is the comments you make have made me form some concepts. I guess ?

[ohso]

> Perhaps the cost of working weekends would be to much for PCTOOLS.

How much is enough?

With NAV I used to listen to it rattle the disk drive at least four times per day. It used to drive me crazy since I used that computer more or less continuously and the slowdown was signiificant.

Do I believe that the signatures were actually updated four times oer day?
Absoolutely not! What were they doing that many times per day to that computer?

Think about it. Where is the QA in a database that is _changed_ four times per day?

I could believe that the marketing weenies demand that the developers "do something" four times a day to make customers _believe_ that something important is being done.

But I don't believe that any _substantial_ changes were being made to the signature database that many times in one day.

[xlebywek]

And you are wrong.
Thousands new malware pieces created daily,progressively different from one another.
Look at the NOD32 updates , they bother very often to release an update build that contains only 1,2 or 3 signatures when there is some outbreak or overdue cure,an they do it on immediate basis.
Based on common logic alone , since SD includes AV now , updates must be more frequent,since you really can't call this AV plug-in strong in heuristics,so it's 95% reliant on signatures.
1 update per day days are so over , it's time to move yourself people.

[notE]

And you are wrong.
Thousands new malware pieces created daily,progressively different from one another.
Look at the NOD32 updates , they bother very often to release an update build that contains only 1,2 or 3 signatures when there is some outbreak or overdue cure,an they do it on immediate basis.
Based on common logic alone , since SD includes AV now , updates must be more frequent,since you really can't call this AV plug-in strong in heuristics,so it's 95% reliant on signatures.
1 update per day days are so over , it's time to move yourself people.
I tend to think you make a good point about updates. Security software should be ever vigilant every day even on weekends.

[vecchio]

Please, keep your mind in the main point
The main question here should be if the product can protect your comp in a efective way,not only if the product have daily updates or not
One product can have daily updates but it does not mean the product can protect you in a efective way
Just a coment

[xlebywek]

The main point is this:
1 update per day for SD+AV without any updates on weekends is clearly not enough(with all respect to ThreatFire)

[vecchio]

The main point is this:
1 update per day for SD+AV without any updates on weekends is clearly not enough(with all respect to ThreatFire)
I can respect your opinion ,but it does non mean i agree with you
To me you stll worry more with updates than the product protection and here i think you are wrong

[notE]

I can respect your opinion ,but it does non mean i agree with you
To me you stll worry more with updates than the product protection and here i think you are wrong
I think it is a constant fight aginst malware. You can not afford to take two days off from war when the badies keep fighting.

[xlebywek]

No doubt that SD is good and ThreatFire/BG is a blast,but in each and every day there are malware pieces that really demand a signature and not strong or not so strong heuristics,that kind of pieces should be handled on hourly basis(aka Kaspersky/NOD32).
And again , the fact that there is SD running with AV only reinforces this demand.
But ThreatFire/BG is really amazing I have to admit,even better than Kaspersky 2009 HIPS,my friend is crazy over this malware BS , he sent me a collection of 20 homemade nasty programs that are more like leak/exploit tests and not real in the wild trojans,BG detected each and every one of them !