scott wrote:
>>>> 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...

Yes. But if the updates only appear once every 24 hours, doing zillions 
of update checks per day is really quite futile.

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