Baidu Antivirus 2013

Mine was updating for a couple of days and then it stopped at 5/15/2013. Won't even update on manual. I've uninstalled for the moment until they get things worked out.

 

I'm still using 3.2.1.27892 and it is getting regular updates. Since I have no intention of rebooting (and running a newer version when Baidu finishes updating itself after rebooting) for next few weeks if I can avoid it, hopefully I will continue getting updates.

 

The Baidu update server is refusing connection. From C:/Program Files (or x86)/Baidu Security/Baidu Antivirus/logs/BavUpdater log...

[2013/05/18-22:00:10][2544][error]CServerCommunication::GetAviraCanUpdate_: Result is 0x32000002.
[2013/05/18-22:00:10][2544][error]CUpdateAgent::get_avira_server_respond_: Call clServerCommunication.Init failed(0x80004005).
[2013/05/18-22:00:10][2544][error]CBavUpdateMan::UpdateAviraThreadDoWork_: Call get_avira_server_respond failed(0x80004005, 2)
[2013/05/18-22:00:10][3800][error]CServerCommunication::UploadClientInf_: Call ProcessSyncReq failed.
[2013/05/18-22:00:10][3800][error]CUpdate::upload_client_info_get_server_info_: Call m_clServerC.UploadClientInfo failed(80004005), we will try again.
[2013/05/18-22:00:11][3800][error]CServerCommunication::UploadClientInf_: Call ProcessSyncReq failed.
[2013/05/18-22:00:14][3800][error]CServerCommunication::UploadClientInf_: Call ProcessSyncReq failed.

But I found you can update Avira's virus database by right clicking on C:/Program Files (or x86)/Baidu Security/Baidu Antivirus/avira/avupdate.exe and run it as Administrator. Give it a few minutes for it needs to download about 150 megabytes of data. I set up a task schedule to update at startup and every hour there after.

Don't know if it's really worth all this effort though.

Later...

 

Has anyone tried to modify the 'server_respond.xml' from Baidu Security -> Baidu Antivirus -> update folder and replace the 3.2.1.27892 version with 3.4.1.29680 version and than check for updates?

This is the original file:

As you can notice the version from this file is very old (3.2.1.27892). I tried to modify it but I can't; all I got is “You need permission to perform this action” error. I even tried to take ownership on that file/folder but my system doesn't allows me to do it. Maybe someone else luckier than me can.

 

OK, I may be off base here but is this not a "Cloud" based AV and does not need a daily update? Maybe it is only updated when the ""program itself"" needs an update since the virus definitions are done in the cloud, or am I way off base here?

 

The Avira database is supposed to be local.

 

I made the changes as you suggested but upon clicking Update in the UI the original (with the 3.2.1 etc) is recreated.

BTW, you have to disable self-protection in order to make any changes in the Baidu Program Files folder.

Later...

 

Wouldn't explain why previous releases of the program have been updating, as some have pointed out. And what about the Avira engine? If enabled, shouldn't it be updating its virus signatures?

 

That is a good point. From what I've noticed it was updating at least twice a day. Then it stopped suddenly. I do think that the avira sigs are local.

 

What country is this antivirus from?

 

China

 

China.

 

That's what I thought. I'll pass

 

If it works and user friendly I don't care where it's from. After all probably 80% or more of the components inside your computer will have been made in China.

 

Yes lenovo is chinese and the list could go on.Excellent software comes out of china.

Again this all comes down to politics and i think this is why a lot of people dont use chinese software.

 

No guarantee that this politics won't intrude into your PC through software.

 

That is a very paranoid comment.

The same principal could apply to all countries and their political systems.

 

Hmmm... I'm not that paranoid. If it does the job, I'm down for it. Too bad about the updating issue, mine didn't auto-update to latest version. So it's gone.

True

 

I'm very curious to find out why Chinese software can't be trusted. Because the German government or US government doesn't spy on its own citizens, right? (With all due respect for the American and German people)

http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/11/3...p-governments-spy-on-you-with-social-networks

http://www.businessinsider.com/countries-with-finfisher-spying-software-2013-5

 

Can't argue with that. Theft of intellectual property, and system hacking(s) are well documented. But I've not heard of home users being specifically targeted. But some people have grave reservations about their software products as a result. While I had BAV installed (all of 3 days), I kept watch for any unknown/suspicious outbound connections, or processes. In my case, in that time, the AV didn't do ~ Snipped as per TOS ~, not even update.

 

This shows a huge lack of trust.
If your suspicious of any internet connections that baidu may make then why on earth did you install it in the first place.
I dont see any sense in this.

 

Call me paranoid, but I do that with every newly installed software regardless of who from.

@JRViejo : not cleverly disguised enough.

 

I'm through with Baidu Antivirus for now at least. No Avira updates (unless you do as I suggested in a previous post), I'm not such it even uses Avira's virus definitions during a scan, and scanning is turtle slow (took one and a half hours to scan my PC). Too much to put up with. This application needs some serious bug corrections done to it.

I've switched to Webroot Antivirus SecureAnywhere, Trusteer Rapport, and TinyWall (an amazing little firewall which works on Win 8 64 bit). Execute Radar Pro is a constant, plus EMET 4.0 beta.

Later...

 

Hadn't seen any new commentary regarding BAV. Waz up?