The number and frequency of virus variants seems to have gone up sharply
recently.  For a long time, I've had my AV configured to check for updates
every day, and the fact that it is finding them more often than it used to
just tells me that the AV companies are keeping up with the virus creators.

  [I work for a college district, so everything that's out there in the wild
tends to show up here.  On at least two occasions, I've detected virus
activity on the campus network up to 24 hours before an AV update to
recognize it was available.  I do NOT want to wait up to a week to receive
those updates!]

David Gillett


On 25 Aug 2005 at 15:37, Vernon Plumlee wrote:

> Well, Al, Trend Micro does the same. I can count on it like clockwork. When
> I come home and turn the computer on, I always have an update. From the
> standpoint of Trend Micro there are an ever increasing amount of viruses to
> deal with. To me it means that they're doing what I paid them to do and that
> was to keep me safe. HTH ease yer mind a bit. Vern Plumlee.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Al Thompson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 12:59 PM
> Subject: [PCSOFT] McAfee Updating to often?
>
>
> > I'm using McAfee virus scan (build 10.0.25) and have noticed a lot of
> > updates being downloaded lately. I was used
> > to one or two updates per week, but over the last month I've received one
> > every day - sometimes two a day. I'm just
> > wondering if anyone else has noticed this increase in activity, or is it
> > time to troubleshoot my installation?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any insight.
> >
> > Al Thompson

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