Quick, few days left

I would go with the default INOCULATE engine - I believe a recent review rated the INOCULATE engine full marks in all area except Macro viruses and in this scored 99.9%.

The VET engine on the otherhand scored 100% in the Macro test but dropped points in the standard and polymorphic test's.

I use INOCULATE for Real Time and manual scans. I have a scheduled job to update virus signatures at 04:45 and at 05:00 a full scan using inoculate and also at 05:00 a full scan using vet (this runs as soon as the inoculate scan has finished)

 

It's our company scanner (yes we pay for it ) and latest version will be equipped with content inspection (for http traffic inspection) and (as far as I know) an anti-spam function.

 

Hello,To all

Hey,fryr

Ok the Install went great no problems at all
but do i need these 3 running at all times
or can i stop them from running or is this a
bad idea also how in gods name do you
download an update for this scanner anyone

oh i also replaced the 2 files we talked about
now i did this before the reboot is that ok
or did i do it wrong well let me know here

are the ones i just asked about do i need to
have all 3 running at the same time

Thank you

 

Hi,Dollefie

I'm sorry thank you for the info on what you
where saying & if things go odd on me i will
try what you posted you have a good day

Good luck

 

RPC Server is not required - doesn't make much difference but free's up memory and makes it more secure.

Realtime Server is the RealTime protection from Viruses so you should leave this running

Job Server takes care of scheduled updates and scans so you should leave this running also.

To disable RPC Server you can disable this service from Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Services - Etrust Anti Virus RPC Server - Right Click - Properties - Startup Type = Disabled.

You should have replaced the 2 files before running setup but it will be OK just make sure that you have now copied the newer (from this thread) INODIST.INI to C:\Program Files\CA\eTrust Antivirus.
To check Load C:\Program Files\CA\eTrust Antivirus\INOCIT.EXE - Scanner Menu - Signature Update Options - Incoming Tab - Source should be ftpav.ca.com

Updates - Manual - Load C:\Program Files\CA\eTrust Antivirus\INOCIT.EXE - Scanner Menu - Signature Update Options - Download Now

Update - Automatic - Load C:\Program Files\CA\eTrust Antivirus\INOCIT.EXE - Scanner Menu - Signature Update Options - Enable Scheduled Download ticked and select the required auto update times.

 

Hi,fryr

Wow that was a fast reply ok i will do as you
posted if i don't use scheduled updates & scans
do i need to have it running at all or do i stop it
from running i keep seing a lot of talk about 2
scanners how do i know which one i have running
i'm talking about the one in my taskbar

I thank you

 

You should always set up an Automated Virus update and a daily or weekly scan of your entire PC so you should leave the Job Server running.

You are advised to have the software provide realtime virus protection and in order to allow this you should leave the RealTime Server running.

The scanner defaults to the best detection engine "InoculateIT" for realtime protection and also for routine scans. You can see/change this as follows :-

Load C:\Program Files\CA\eTrust Antivirus\INOCIT.EXE - Scanner Menu - Local Scanner Options - Scanning Engine = InoculateIT

 

Or for a quick look ,

> right click blue monitor next to clock
> Real time options
> selections
In the box next to "scanning engine " will be highlighted the anti virus scanner you have for real time monitoring. Its a drop down so if you wish to change the scanner to Vet you can easily do so etc.

 

Hello,To all

Well so far i love the scanner but good god has
anyone at all been able to get the Auto update to
work here anyone at all what is it that you are doing
save me please now i had a look at there site
here http://support.ca.com/Download/virussig.html

for a manual download but there are a ton of files
there i have no idea which files to download or need
i'm on Win2000Pro any help at all going nut's here

well you all have a good day

Good luck

 

Grab this file.

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/xxxx.txt

link x-d out. Allowed attachment extensions are not be be circumvented in any way - paul

Remove the TXT extension

Copy it to your C:\Program Files\CA\eTrust Antivirus directory and replace the one held there - it should now auto update at the interval you have selected.

 

AAP, I use http://support.ca.com/Download/virussig.html

On that page, I scroll down just a little way to the ETrust Antivirus 6/7 downloads. You'll see the version that supports Win2000 and XP. Click on the incremental update and it's a fast download. After that, there are only a couple of buttons to click, a box to check and it's installed. Do the same for the Vet engine below it and it's done. Everything is done for you, the AV updates and you're ready to go. I have dialup access and it takes barely 2 minutes every other day to update.

 

If you subscribe to the E-News: Antivirus / AV-alert Newsletter it emails you daily any alerts and signiture updates. If you are manually updating its good to know .Mine updates as soon as I turn the pc on and go on line . But it appears it works diffirent for some . good luck . ( Its a very neat anti virus programme thats for sure and so is their firewall )
ps another consideration may be that the firewall is not allowing it to connect to update? I know that Look n stop will not allow ftp connections to update .

 

Good idea, solar. I didn't subscribe to the Enews. As for the AV, I've tried it with and without firewall. I had Sygate when I downloaded it and removed that before installing LooknStop. I tried the auto update and it still wouldn't work. I've gotten so used to manually updating now that I think I'd miss doing it if the auto update suddenly started working. I'm very happy with Etrust and plan to stay with it for as long as "forever" lasts.

 

I have heard good things about the VET engine, yet it is not the default one in Etrust AV.

Anyone have any information about how effective VET is compared to the Inoculate Engine?

Over at the Virus Bulletin both engines seem to perform as well as each other and the ITW virus detection has been excellent for both products of late.

PS I have seen fryr's post here in this thread. Are there any more?

If they are fairly evenly matched, why do CA seem to push the Inoculate engine as the better of the 2?

 

I know that freinds in australia have been using vet for some time and wont use anything else. Its quite expensive on its own to buy. Its not that well known perhaps in the northern hemisphere . http://www.vet.com.au/
I noticed that its attained 16 VB 100% awards in total. The failures were back in the beginning in 1998 of the virus bulletin awards . So its a very good performance since . It was considered back then as the speediest of the products reviewed ("Vet also remains the speediest of the products reviewed here, with low overheads from its on-access component as well as impressive throughput in both the hard disk and diskette speed tests."

Virus Bulletin, November '98.

Its still fast

 

I use ETrust EZ AV and it uses the VET engine (no Innoculate IT engine), plus scans very fast and uses little resources at a very inexpensive price (about $20).

 

Indeed, I switch back and forth between Etrust and Nod, I like them both. The ONLY thing I do not like about Etrust is that each virus signature update is almost a mb! Very slow for me to download. Most of Nods updates are small.

Acadia

 

. Im wondering has any one been using the heuristics scanner with their real time monitor or with their scanner .Also has any one been utilising any of the more advanced options that are available in the settings . As it comes with the default settings the above are not activated .
Also did any one fall foul to any of the wormz out there or did e Trust do its job . Thankz in advance

 

solarpowered candle,

I have NOD32 and eTrust promo 7 on my pc, but as NOD32 causes some problems with my win98se (illegal operations, well known issue for Eset people) I use eTrust as my on-access scanner - running vet engine - and NOD32 as my backup scanner (only on-demand scanner).
I enabled the heuristics option in eTrust of both on-access & on-demand scanner. It caused no false positives till now .
I set the program to scan memory besides boot sector and files also to move files if cure failed..
eTrust is doing a very good job, no viruses/worms were able to infect my machine till now (touch wood ).

 

Just installed it on Windows ME and it seems to work fine....

 

I run xp sp1 768 megs of ram 2.4 p4. When I do a scan with the etrust 7 prome server ed. when ever it reaches my digital imaging compressed files it freezes up. If I run an on demand scan of any arcive files after about thirty seconds of scanning it locks up tight. it takes a restart to get the comp going again. I don't know why but I can use The eZTrust armor av and it does the same thing. I can't figure it out. No other av I have tried on this comp has done this. Anyone else have this problem

 

I think I read some time ago about eTrust promo causing huge problems following installation on Windows 2000 NTFS. Setting suggestions were given to avoid the problem. Anyone experiencing problems with NTFS file system? Something to pay attention to during or after the installation?
Thanks

Zonnet

 

Never had any problems
Dolf