F-Secure Updates Failed...?

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lodore

 

I cannot find anything that says "Internet Shield" in my FSAV.

Under real time scan it has 4 options.
1. Scan all files
2. Scan defined files.
3. Scan inside compressed files.
4. Scan web traffic (HTTP)

the default was evidently 2. I checked 4, but I am not sure what should be the one checked. Only one can be checked.

What do you recommend?

Thanks,
Jerry

 

I am sorry, I thought you had the suite.

 

OK, I thought I did not know how to read.

Do you or anyone else have a view as to what should be scanned in real time as above post?
I sometimes read that such and such an Av does not scan HTTP traffic, and that is supposed to be unsafe, but I have no idea about it. It is not the default.

What are the opinions?

Thanks,
Jerry

 

I miss my F-Secure Oh the price we pay to have the latest technology, lol. I found out that the FS Vista beta was for FSAV '07 only, not the suite. Still pondering on whether or not to download it. I really need a better firewall than Vista's even though it has outbound control (which is not enabled by default and is kind of over my head on how to set it). Right now there isn't a firewall I like that is Vista compatible.

On some other Vista forums I am seeing praises of TMIS '07 running excellent on Vista. I found a website that was selling it for $24 which is less than half what I paid for FSIS '07. Since I am very familiar with it, being a beta tester for TM for three years, I am considering buying and installing it.

I just wish I knew FS's roadmap to when the Vista-compatible suite will be out.

 

Jerry, I am not quite sure why FS chosen not to have the HTTP scanner on by default though it could be turned on when you select "High" protection (I have no way to test this now). I remember one AV I tested (can't remember which one) I had turned it's HTTP scanner on and it really slowed browsing down. That was why I was kind of apprehensive at first when I turned FS's on. Also I had "defined files" on as well.

 

Thanks, Midway for the response. I have not used that computer since I changed it. I will see how it does. I may have to go back to the default.

Best,
Jerry

 

On FSAV the equivalent would be: Virus&Spy Protection tab / Real-time scanning / Configure / System Control tab / Action on System Modification Attempt

 

"Internet Shield" is the Firewall component, so that would only be in the Suite, yes?

Under your 4 options, Jerry, you should be able to tick Scan web traffic (HTTP) and Scan inside compressed files as well as one of the others. I have mine set as below, in Normal mode. You may have to use Custom mode to change some of the options. I would have thought the AV component is the same in the suite and the stand alone version.

 

I have mine set to scan HTTP traffic, and I see no slow down what soever. Especially to the slow down I had with KIS and HTTP scanning.

 

Yes, I agree. Do you also find that your connection speed is better with FS? Mine seems to be, but it could be coincidental.

 

The suite is as fast as any stand alone AV product I have ever use. I just contacted the one person there I thimk I know to ask about AV updates. We will see what they say. Keep in mind that alot of AV companies only update once in a 24 hour period.

 

Also F Secures AV has heuristics. Avira is the same way. Updates every day and relies on its heuristic engine for the detection between updates

 

Mine hasn't yet updated today. Perhaps they have Sundays off?

 

Well it is cold there, and maybe they have to wait for the servers to warm up.

 

1. turn on scan http traffic.
2. dont turn on scan archives it will slow your pc like nothing else..
i sometimes turn the scan archives option off in kav.
3. never use the scan all files options that a sure way of making a pc taking 10 years to load the desktop.
when i told it to scan all files f-secure just hogged 100percent cpu at startup intill i turned the option off since it doesnt have ichecker/iswift
ive tryed all those options in the years i had f-secure
lodore

 

scan archives should not affect speed in f-secure for http traffic.

 

the scan archives is for scanning files and not for the http scanner.
you cant set a limit of how many mb archives to scan in realtime.
so if you have a 700mb archive it will scan it in realtime and slow down your pc for ages.
so like in drweb you turn that option off.
unlike in drweb in f-secure you cant edit the ini file to set the limit of mb of archive to scan in realtime
lodore

 

yes i agree, but enabling the option on f-secure should not slow down surfing.

 

your right it wont slow down surfing but will slow down the pc
lodore

 

only if you plan on downloading large archives it will, same as dr.web

small archives has no difference.

 

Yes, this is exactly what they recommend within its built in help guide:

Scan all files: Scans all files for viruses. We recommend scanning all files, unless the computer is slow. You can speed up the system performance by scanning defined files only. There is a small risk of missing some infections when scanning defined files only.

Scan defined files: Scan only a predefined set of files. This option is recommended for the real-time protection. Click View... to define files that you want to scan.

Scan inside compressed files: Scans files inside compressed ZIP, ARJ, LZH, RAR, CAB, TAR, BZ2, GZ, JAR and TGZ archives.
Scanning inside large compressed files uses a lot of system resources and slows down the system. Therefore it is not recommended with the real-time protection. This setting is for advanced users only. Do not enable this setting unless you have a specific reason to do so.

 

Thanks, All.

I do not detect any slowdown of any kind with the scan HTTP turned on.
I find myself liking FS more as time goes by. I never seems to give any trouble, and yet it is among the top in detection. I am glad that the load on my system is not enough to notice or at least to find objectionable.

Regards,
Jerry