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Date:      Thu, 12 Jun 2003 08:51:12 -0400
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
To:        Olivier Nicole <Olivier.Nicole@ait.ac.th>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: * FreeBSD AntiVirus Solutions *
Message-ID:  <3EE87740.3040600@potentialtech.com>
In-Reply-To: <200306120302.KAA23774@bazooka.cs.ait.ac.th>
References:  <200306120302.KAA23774@bazooka.cs.ait.ac.th>

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Olivier Nicole wrote:
>>i am using the norton av eval version with auto updates
>>works fine so far, i will let you know when i finish evaluating it.
> 
> The debate may become OT, but problem with Norton and other McAfee is
> that updates are committed at a very low frequency (few days?) which
> leave you with a large risk window when you know that new viruses
> usually circulate the world round in less than 12 hours.
> 
> Sophos (from what they claim) and Kaspersky (to a lesser extend) will
> provide updates on the hour basis (I do automatic update every other
> hour). That makes a huge difference on th einsecure window.

I can vouch for Sophos doing this.  I got an email about the Bugbear-B
from Sophos telling me to update my profiles to get protection before
I heard about it from anywhere else.

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com



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