Re: [Declude.Virus] Which Scanner is "BEST"

[Greg Little]

My experience with McAfee. It then calculates the time between each virus being first spotted somewhere in the world by the MessageLabs consulting group and the time when each anti-virus service has a working fix available to the public (not counting beta versions available only to testers). The Extra.dat files are Not Beta and are available to the public, but are not counted. The Daily DATs are Beta, so are excluded by choice. They are available to the public, not just testers only. These version are always available Very fast. (usually by the time I see copies arriving) While these are handy for those of us who keep watch (over companies and mail servers), they are normally installed manually. Automated installs are usually just for the regular DATs. When a virus is found in large numbers in the wild, it is given a Medium or High risk. Then McAfee will break their weekly update cycle and release the DAT file ASAP. I do feel they have been too slow on a couple of the recent virus to raise it to Medium. (but that's 3 or 4 out of the 30+ recent wild pests). If the virus has been around for a while, then goes Medium, the DATs are released in a couple of hours. If the virus goes straight to Medium (spammed release), then it's normally 4 to 6 hours from outbreak (arriving in my mail boxes) to regular DAT release. For the last year or 2 McAfee has discussed doing fully tested Regular DATs (daily or at least several times per week). I guessing that when the dust settles from the current wave of viruses, they will be changing their cycle. Greg Little --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Findlay Internet] --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.Virus mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.Virus". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.