F-Secure Updates Failed...?

Has anyone managed to get F-Secure updates this evening? Mine last updated this morning, but I noticed the yellow ! this evening, next to Last Update Check, and when I try to Check Now, it just comes up as failed to connect to server. This is the evaluation version, and should be valid until 27/02.

 

I reinstalled F-Secure this evening. At first it was unable to connect to the server to validate my license. After probably 20 minutes it was able to. I then updated about 30 minutes ago. I think something must have been wrong with the servers.

The slow updates is my major complaint with FS, bu;t other than that it causes fewer problems than any other AV except Avast that I have used.

Best,
Jerry

 

When you say "slow updates", do you mean the time it takes for them to download, or that they are slow to appear in the first place? I have to say, mine updates every morning, and usually a couple of times throughout the day, and I haven't really noticed the time it takes for the updates to download.

The updates are now coming through OK, so it must have been a server problem last night, which I should be used to, having used KIS for several months.

 

It takes several minutes for the updates to complete loading, as opposed to seconds for KAV. Admittedly FS AV has more to update than KAV. It also sometimes does not update on weekends, but did this morning.

It has been, along with Avast Home, the most trouble free AV I have used for any extended length of time. KAV is constantly making changes that cause problems on some computers. Whether FS is keeping up to date or just does the changes better I do not know, but what I do know is that it runs real well on my system
At start-up it takes about a minute and half for it to appear, as opposed to about 15 seconds with KAV so considering the updates my machine with KAV is ready a couple of minutes or so faster, but I don't consider that a bother.

Best,
Jerry

 

Can't argue with any of that, Jerry.

 

This is exactly what I found a bit annoying on FSAV2007 when I first installed the software but considering it's very stable on my pc I guess I can live with this start up delay

BTW, about the updates it's strange, I haven't experienced any problem with them lately.

 

This is the first time I have experienced update problems with FSIS, in my on and off usage over the last year. It was quite common in KIS to be notified of an update error, so much so, in fact, I turned the alerts off. They usually rectified things in an hour at the most.

 

Would not worry to much, Deep Guard has you covered even if updates are delayed.

 

So I believe, but where exactly is that in the application? I haven't managed to find it yet.

 

click on internet shield, you have application control, set to prompt and you have Intrusion Protection, set to block and log. You are well covered.

 

make sure you get it to ask you on all changes so it dont block safe installs
lodore

 

beaten a dead horse, lodore.

 

having deepguard on default settings blocked my creative sound card driver form installing.
so i had to get it to alert me on all changes and clear up the install so it would start again.
lodore

 

but didnt you also have some install problems with your avatar.

 

no i think you the one with the install avatar problems it changes to often must be some virus
win32.trjam.rootkit.hidefromf-secure
lodore

 

Good one, but I meant your KIS install had a few burbs to.

 

hmm no i think it was f-secure uninstall problems if i remember correctly.
i tell it to uninstall it tells me right away that its done and to reboot.
it reboots and the f-secure icon loads
so i used the f-secure removal tool to uninstall it rebooted and installed kis6.0
my faultly ram has caused all my programs to close randomly at some point including avp.exe,opera,firefox etc etc.
lodore

 

well they are both good, joined at the hip. Also if I were to install something, I would disable that part of F Secure, for the moment.

 

erm doesnt that knida destroy the idea of HIPS?
the idea of HIPS is to provent unknown virus/malware from installling.
if you disableing it during instal and for somereasion its an unsafe .exe file then it will execute.
when my pc is connected to the net kis6.0 is never turned off.
f-secure was always on for the time i used it.
the 2007 version was the only version that stopped me installing except the spysweeper 4.5 conflict
but i blame webroot for that.
lodore

 

I would know what I am installing. But I think my better half, has broke me of even that.

 

its like Bigc said a while ago if an install asks you to turn off av for the install he just doesnt install it i agree with that idea
lodore

 

sorry if it's off thread, does FS website host any kinda 'latest virus detected' full list page like Kaspersky and GData? I was browsing there and found only a short list of the latest 50 virus modifications: http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/_new.shtml

 

Sorry to interrupt yes, those are my settings. I was actually looking for something that said 'Deepguard', but obviously this is it.

 

are you isnt fsis 2007 or just the av?
if you using fsis2007 then the internet sheild is the firewall and not deepguard.

this is what your looking for
http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,1205,l=193191&s=26691&a=193254&po=4,00.asp?p=y
realtime protection and the system control is deepguard.
i used to use the ask my pomission option so i get to choose everytime it asked.
lodore

 

Right, gotcha. Thanks! Mine is set to ask when case is unclear.