I don't believe Symantec updates their definitions more than once a week. Certainly not for us poor home users..... you can update all you want, but the file won't change. On Tuesday 31 August 2004 12:37 pm, henry j. mason wrote: > J. Frost wrote: > > Hy Henry, > > > > ... > > > >> infections, many of which are not detected by our Symantec > >> NAV Corporate edition (with up to the minute definitions). > >> i keep submitting files to Symantec, and they keep sending > >> me back responses that, yes, my file is infected, and with > >> the latest definitions i'll catch this latest variant. > > > > ... > > Maybe the "automatic update" don't catch the actual definitions > > (synchronisation takes some days??!) > > you are correct. > > > Please try to update from > > http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/download.html > > i've done that. catches some, not the others. > > > Different to automatic? > > well, yes. they release new definitions every hour. > of course, after i submit a new variant, the new > definitions catch that particular variant. but it > ends up being a game of whack-a-mole, and i have to > sit around and wait for them to update their defs > anyway... > > this is why i want to know more about the infection > mechanism :> i guess it's time to break out the packet > sniffer. > > regards, > henry > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by BEA Weblogic Workshop > FREE Java Enterprise J2EE developer tools! > Get your free copy of BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 today. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5047&alloc_id=10808&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Clamav-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clamav-users
------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by BEA Weblogic Workshop FREE Java Enterprise J2EE developer tools! Get your free copy of BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 today. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5047&alloc_id=10808&op=click _______________________________________________ Clamav-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clamav-users
