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Re: Re[2]: Beware of Norton Updates . . .



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>>>Is it safer to download the update from the web site?
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>T> I think not because the code downloaded/installed is exactly the same.
>T> But liveupdate is the best option imo unless you can guarantee you never forget manual updates.

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>This I understand is only the latest virus definitions, whereas
>Live-Update may update other security features such as to do with the
>firewall, but ONLY updates the virus definitions once a week from
>Wednesday ?

I agree if it also updates the firewall. I never used a Norton firewall just NAV.
Virus defenitions once a week....
That would be unaccepteble. Last week there where 3 outbreaks of worms.
And Norton was activly reporting about it on it's website.
Is it possible that the standard virus update check is set to a week?
My guess is that even daily can be set in configuration.
But as said I stopped using NAV for > 1 year so I don't know the exact details.
But if you like I can ask some friends who still use it.

-= Tony =-