Avira switches to new update system
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From: siljaline on 19 Nov 2009 14:46 FredW wrote: > > > http://techblog.avira.com/2009/11/19/avira-switches-to-new-update-system/en/ > > Due to the fast growing amount of malware out there in the wild our > virus definition files grow fast as well. We monitored the situation > with our Updates very closely. We realise that users of the free Avira > AntiVir Personal had issues fetching the Updates in time recently and > did come up with a few ideas how we could solve the problem and to > better satisfy the needs of our users. > > Two of the results are getting realized today: First, we switch from our > current virus definition files (called iVDF) to a new format called > nVDF. iVDF consists of 4 VDF files, while nVDF uses at least 32 files â > we need to transfer less data for updating our virus definitions > effectively in the future. Greets, Fred - I shall pass this along so others may benefit from this information. Silj -- "Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from -- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time." - Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
From: siljaline on 19 Nov 2009 15:15 FredW wrote: > I passed this message after finding it in grc.security.software. > See also: > http://www.avira.com/en/company_news/nvdf_update.html > (almost the same message) I had omitted to re-subscribe to that GRC Group after last re-install. Noted and posted in: <http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r23365724-Avira-switches-to-new-update-system> Silj -- "Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from -- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time." - Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
From: Wile E. Coyote on 20 Nov 2009 01:34 FredW wrote: >We monitored the situation > with our Updates very closely. We realise that users of the free Avira > AntiVir Personal had issues fetching the Updates in time recently and > did come up with a few ideas how we could solve the problem and to > better satisfy the needs of our users. Thought you claimed there were no issues, Fred? According to what I read at the Avira website it was just more than people who used the free version too. One guy said he dumped his paid for version and tried the free version to see if it improved the situation for him but it didn't.
From: Wile E. Coyote on 20 Nov 2009 13:33 FredW wrote: > Complaining, complaining, complaining, ............ > > Did you read anything in the links? > Did you try the changed update? > Yes and yes. Last update was nice and fast but that doesn't negate the fact you tried to argue with me and claim there was no such issue. Now Avira has come out and addressed the issue so are admitting there was an issue with getting updates so that makes me right and you wrong.
From: Shadow on 21 Nov 2009 05:17
On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:42:04 +0100, FredW <fredw(a)blackholespam.net> wrote: > > >http://techblog.avira.com/2009/11/19/avira-switches-to-new-update-system/en/ > >Due to the fast growing amount of malware out there in the wild our >virus definition files grow fast as well. We monitored the situation >with our Updates very closely. We realise that users of the free Avira >AntiVir Personal had issues fetching the Updates in time recently and >did come up with a few ideas how we could solve the problem and to >better satisfy the needs of our users. > >Two of the results are getting realized today: First, we switch from our >current virus definition files (called iVDF) to a new format called >nVDF. iVDF consists of 4 VDF files, while nVDF uses at least 32 files � >we need to transfer less data for updating our virus definitions >effectively in the future. I have had no more problems at all with Avira updates. So the new method is working fine. Update check takes at most one minute vs missing whole days with old update. From Brazil. []'s |