AV Defs update frequency

[ghj290]

Hi, I'm just wondering how frequent the AV Defs are updated for Avast 4 Pro/home?  I see the last update is still 23/5/03, 5 days old now.  Most of the AV Software companies update on a daily basis.
TIA,
Trev

[Pavel Baudis]

Hi,
the updates are published twice a week now (usually on Tuesday and Friday). The next one is scheduled for today. Of course when there is any virus outbreak, the extra update is published immediatelly.

[ghj290]

Thanks for the prompt reply Pavel.
Trev

[Vlk]

Let me comment on this a little bit...

I think that this "daily update" think is kind of a hype.
I mean, it's surely nice to have regular, frequent updates - but c'mon, it's just not true that new computer viruses come out every day! What really counts is the speed at which an update is issued after a realvirus appears...

So, I think it's more important to scrutinize "time of last update" (that is, the last time it was found out that we're up-to-date) then the date when the last update was issued...

Just my $0.02 worth.

Cheers,
Vlk

[shgoh]

Let me comment on this a little bit...

I think that this "daily update" think is kind of a hype.
I mean, it's surely nice to have regular, frequent updates - but c'mon, it's just not true that new computer viruses come out every day! What really counts is the speed at which an update is issued after a realvirus appears...

So, I think it's more important to scrutinize "time of last update" (that is, the last time it was found out that we're up-to-date) then the date when the last update was issued...

Just my $0.02 worth.

Cheers,
Vlk

true!!!

so unnecessary to have daily updates!!.....kind of wasting resources isn't it???...hahaha..