Re: Need recommendations on security

"Frog Prince" <[email protected]> wrote in message 
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> "POP" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> | > Don't know about zone alarm but you can set up AVG to 
> update
> | > the virus defs automatically once a day. Just go to the AVG
> | > Control Center and click
> | ...
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> | Zone Alarm too, sort of:  IF this pastes readable, here's the
> | Help page text:
> |
> | Setting update options
> |
> | When you purchase Zone Labs security software you receive a 
> year
> | of free updates. You can check for updates manually, or set 
> Zone
> | Labs security software to check automatically.
> |
> | To set check for update settings:
> | Select Overview|Preferences.
> | In the Check for Updates area, choose an update option.
> | Automatically- Zone Labs security software
> | automatically -notifies -  you when an update is available.
> |
> | Manually -You monitor the Status tab for updates. To invoke 
> an
> | update check immediately, click Check for Update.
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> Does the pro version contain the option to 'check as soon as 
> the system is
> on line?'  I ask as she does not use the system often and there 
> is no
> practical way to predict a fixed time when an up date should be 
> skeducled.
> Which rases a question is there another program that would do 
> the up date
> task for every think base on say once a week whereever she 
> might be on line?
>
>

No, I don't think ZA will fit that exact description.  Not with 
total non-intervention as you're looking for anyway.  If you 
really want to find out what could be done, check out their 
forums; seems to be a good bunch there the few times I've 
visited, mostly out of curiousity before I paid for ZA.  I like 
to get dirty laundry before I spend my bucks whenever I can <g>.
     Norton would, sort of, I'm pretty sure, but you've already 
ruled that out.  I know their av works as you described, but only 
within reason.
   One thing to keep in mind when you want it to check & d/l 
install without hesitation like that:  NO apps that I know of 
will do it exactly that way.  They all try to work in the 
background as much as reasonable in order to stay out of the 
user's way, so use of the computer will lengthen the time it 
takes to find and download, then install such updates.  My Norton 
av comes close, but even it stays out of my way if I'm busy as 
soon as I connect.  Having DSL helps that, but it's still a 
process that requires a finite amount of time.
   That said, I guess you could mess around with the task 
priorities, but I'd worry about getting complaints that it's 
slowing things down when she first gets online.

Regards,

Pop