What's going on with Norton and McAfee?

[starwarsdad]

I have gotten virus updates on both systems at least once a day this week. On Tuesday and Thursday, I got 3 updates from Norton.

What gives? What is going around that requires that many definition updates?

 

[Schadenfroh]

maybe Norton and Mcafee are writing there own viruses so they can be the first to have anti virus definitions for it and sell more and make more $$$$$

 

[Snapster]

New versions of the bugbear virus and probably a few others. I'd rather get regular updates than not wouldn't you ?

 

[NogginBoink]

Yeah, new variants of bugbear are out there this week.

Particularly nasty variants, at that.

You don't have 2 antivirus programs on the same machine do you?

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: starwarsdad
What is going around that requires that many definition updates?

um, new viruses ?

 

[starwarsdad]

No, I don't have 2 antivirus programs on one machine. I support 20 users and have both programs running within the company (not by my choice, I prefer Norton).

FoBoT - New viri? I realize that. I just did not realize that so many new ones/variants had come out this week. I have never seen this much activity from the AV vendors.

Schadenfroh - Man, I couldn't agree more. Talk about a gimmick, but you swtill have to have it 🙁

 

[GeekDrew]

I was wondering the same thing. It seems like for the past week or so, every time I sit down at my PC, I get a "LiveUpdate" warning from NAV...

 

[Freejack2]

Damn, just clicked update and there was an update for Saturday.

 

[kt]

Originally posted by: Snapster
New versions of the bugbear virus and probably a few others. I'd rather get regular updates than not wouldn't you ?

Nah, I just rather not get any updates at all. No updates, no new virii.