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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