Question -is a downlevel antivirus applicaiton with current definitions satisfactory?

Question -is a down-level antivirus application with current definitions
satisfactory?

I am having a debate at work regarding the benefit of upgrading our Norton
antivirus. We own the licenses and keep the definitions up to date. Provided
our definitions are current, what do we loose by not upgrading?

 

Future definitions (protection) for future malicious content not yet known
or seen - by Norton or any other AV program. If you Norton AV engine doesn't
know what it is or how to identify it, it can't kill it or protect your
machine.

How many systems in your business install base?


Stew

 

Sorry, I misunderstood your scenario. Perhaps one of the risks would be to
the Norton AV engine itself. Upgrades to the program probably close known
security holes and weaknesses, among other things....


Stew

 

Usually newer AV software addresses new TYPES of threats, viruses, Trojans,
data miners, adware, and other malware. When someone comes up with the next
new category of threat, you won't be protected no matter how recent your
signatures are simply because it will act in a manner that the scan engine
isn't designed to detect. Also, some AV software itself does opens up some
security threats...if you are using something that has been around awhile
you can pretty much assume that someone has taken the time to write some
sort of malware that exploits them. I wouldn't space out updating the
actual AV application any more than every other year.

 

thank you all - my though was trojans and spyware only would be covered