Re: Avast questions
From: Chuck (none_at_example.net)
Date: 06/27/05
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Date: 27 Jun 2005 11:59:01 -0500
On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 00:17:10 -0400, Louise <none@nospam.com> wrote:
>In article <romub1tqtgne03ft3lf1ldjuvjh0of5k6i@4ax.com>,
>none@example.net says...
>> On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 03:14:17 -0400, Louise <none@nospam.com> wrote:
>>
>> >In article <ibjsb1hg0u8v3r6f6qranojbu9grikmp7r@4ax.com>,
>> >none@example.net says...
>> >> On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 15:11:27 -0400, Louise <none@nospam.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Running Win XP Pro SP1, Sygate Pro, a Linksys router and now, Avast Pro.
>> >> >
>> >> >After removing Norton AV, I then had Kaspersky mess up my internet
>> >> >connectivity.
>> >> >
>> >> >I uninstalled Kaspersky and installed F-Secure. A few times, after a
>> >> >program hung and I had to shut down, F-Secure didn't load properly.
>> >> >Considering this too risky, I uninstalled F-Secure :-)
>> >> >
>> >> >I have now installed a trial version of Avast Professional which seems
>> >> >to be working very well and I have a few questions:
>> >> >
>> >> >Avast says it checks for new virus definitions everytime you connect to
>> >> >the internet. Since I have an always on connection (cable), I sometimes
>> >> >don't reboot my machine, thereby reconnecting to the internet, for 2
>> >> >days. Is there a way for Avast to check every few hours, or once a day,
>> >> >regardless of whether I've reconnected to the internet?
>> >> >
>> >> >The Professional version includes script blocking - the free home
>> >> >version does not. It's my impression that script blocking is a good
>> >> >thing to have - is this true or is it unnecessary? What are the
>> >> >benefits of the Pro version?
>> >> >
>> >> >Avast also runs the VDRB generator, "virus recovery database". Is this
>> >> >worth the resources it takes or should I turn it off?
>> >> >
>> >> >TIA
>> >>
>> >> Louise,
>> >>
>> >> Check in Avast Program Settings under Updates. My Avast Definitions update is
>> >> set for Automatic, and recently, it's being updated several times / day. You
>> >> may want to re-record the update announcement at a lower volume, as I found the
>> >> yelling "Database definitions have been updated" to be quite distracting
>> >> sometimes.
>> >>
>> >> Script blocking is a good thing to have in a layered defense - Microsoft
>> >> AntiSpyware does this too. I'm not sure whether having two script blockers
>> >> running simultaneously is a good idea, so this would be redundant for me. If
>> >> you don't use MSAS, and if you run IE without IE-SpyAd, script blocking could be
>> >> very protective.
>> >>
>> >> Excepting the occasional network load from the Avast definitions client, and the
>> >> email and web scanning servers, running in the background, the total load from
>Sounds like you have a very thorough protection system going - and all
>free, is even better. Thanks for sharing the information.
>
>Louise
YW, Louise. Stay safe.
-- Cheers, Chuck http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/ Paranoia is not a problem - it's a normal response from experience. My email is AT DOT actual address pchuck sonic net.
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