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224756 2004-03-24 16:52:00 I have norton utilities etc install as well.Does norton have a update download for that?
IF u download the latest definition.Am i right that u won't need to download the pass virus definition?The new definition includes the old definition ?
yingxuan (3330)
224757 2004-03-24 16:54:00 SAy for example.I download march 1st virus definition.During the site theres a feb 24th virus definition.
IF i download the 1st march definition does that include the 24th feb virus definition or do i have to download each older virus definition to the current virus definition?
yingxuan (3330)
224758 2004-03-24 20:44:00 >IF i download the 1st march definition does that include the 24th feb virus definition or do i have to download each older virus definition to the current virus definition?

Just like windows Service packs, they include all the ones before them, so the 1st od march's would include theth of feb.
ilikelinux (1418)
224759 2004-03-24 22:11:00 > > IF i download the 1st march definition does that include the 24th feb virus definition or do i have to download each older virus definition to the current virus definition?

> Just like windows Service packs, they include all the ones before them, so the 1st od march's would include theth of feb.

Which is why the file size of the manual updates are so large. ;-)
Susan B (19)
224760 2004-03-24 23:05:00 > Above link was for Virus Definitions:
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> www.symantec.com
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> Systemworks updates can be got from there.

catch is there is not many patchs listed. only 2 for 2004.

also with manual updates it dosn't always reduse the amount of updates required. i have found that even after applying the latest defs you still have the same amount of updates to get :( also some program updates are hiden in the virus updates.

unfortunatly nortons tends to rely on live update to do everything. also for 2002 and earlier versions you need to run liveupdate manually to get all the updates.

this is one reason i like AVG's way of doing things. you can simply download the whole program and its fully upto date and patchs can be stored on cd.
tweak'e (174)
224761 2004-03-24 23:18:00 How good is avg on catching viruses?

I have norton anti virus 2003 on my taskbar everytime it starts up and it kinda slows the computer down.
Would avg be faster?
yingxuan (3330)
224762 2004-03-24 23:32:00 while AVG is certainly less bulky than nortons i would still prefer nortons over AVG free. AVG dosn't seem to repair some virus's very well and dosn't have features like script blocking etc.

the paid ver of AVG ......i have no idea, tho i like the idea of linux and server versions.

rule of thumb is any upto date free ver is better than a paid but out of date ver.
tweak'e (174)
224763 2004-03-25 01:46:00 If I was to pay for an anti-virus solution I would get Nod32 mikebartnz (21)
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