>>> Also, the new AV software we're rolling out is configured to look for 
>>> updates once per hour. Seriously. Once per hour. I don't know about 
>>> Trend, but Symantec only release updates weekly. Daily if there's a 
>>> serious outbreak. Hourly update checks?? Are you mental?!
>>
>> Except you may not know when it gets released. A new virus is found, the 
>> AV boys crank out an update at 13:00; but you don't get it until 23:00 
>> 'cos that's when you've set your system to check for updates. You're 
>> vulnerable for 4 hours
>
> Ooo, 4 hours. Big deal...
>
> [I would think it takes a tad more than 4 hours for the AV company to even 
> notice there's a new virus spreading, much less perform an extensive 
> analysis and write a fix.

A virus can do a lot of damage to a company in 4 hours... (isn't 23-13 10 
hours anyway? - oh maybe you shut your machines down at 17:00, but then how 
will they update at 23:00??)

> And let us not forget, having the AV signatures is a *cure*, not a 
> prevention.]

If you have on-access scanning enabled, then it prevents you running any 
virus code that it knows about...

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