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Updating old virus definitions - .ide files older than 3 months?

Elbow

Hi,

I've been reading through other forum posts regarding standalone updates for Sophos.

/search?q= 20195

/search?q= 982

I need to update the virus definitions only - not the client.  The website only provides files from the past three months - is there any way I can download older .ide files that that?  Will updating the .ide files only cause any compatibility issues with the client?

Ideally I'd like to be able to:

- copy in .ide files

- restart SAV service

Anything I'm missing?

Thanks in advance

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    I see, Elbow. The article (naturally) assumes you follow the recommendations and update the software regularly. Of course if your detection data is an older version the IDE number is not listed. If you are using a VDL more than 4 or 5 versions in the past you'd have to keep track of the correct count yourself. In other words, the IDEs for SAV version 201209 (4.81) count applies only if you have VDL 4.81. But as it is just a simple copy and no checks are performed you are responsible for using the correct package. Thus if you have VDL 4.82 and copy the 4.81 IDEs you will also see a count of 601 (even though 164 of them would be redundant as they are already in the 4.82 libraries).

    Chrstian

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    I see, Elbow. The article (naturally) assumes you follow the recommendations and update the software regularly. Of course if your detection data is an older version the IDE number is not listed. If you are using a VDL more than 4 or 5 versions in the past you'd have to keep track of the correct count yourself. In other words, the IDEs for SAV version 201209 (4.81) count applies only if you have VDL 4.81. But as it is just a simple copy and no checks are performed you are responsible for using the correct package. Thus if you have VDL 4.82 and copy the 4.81 IDEs you will also see a count of 601 (even though 164 of them would be redundant as they are already in the 4.82 libraries).

    Chrstian

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