Is F-Prot for DOS no longer supported?

Bart Bailey wrote:
> In Message-ID:<lp7l80aw0mea.xjb56vsbu03v.dlg DeleteThis @40tude.net> posted on Thu,
> 5 Apr 2007 19:32:33 +1200, John S wrote: Begin
>
>
>> Has support for the free F-Prot finally been pulled, (or are the updates
>> now in some other place)?
>
> http://www.f-prot.com/download/signaturefiles.html

updated signature files are of limited benefit if the engine isn't
updated too, and it's my understanding that they've released their final
version of the dos product already...

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Bart Bailey wrote:
> In Message-ID:<4617c7a6.5494270.DeleteThis@bart.spawar.mil> posted on Fri, 06 Apr
> 2007 22:27:56 GMT, Bart Bailey wrote: Begin
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>> I think I saw a bulletin stating Apr 4th as the terminal date,
>> yet my defs from yesterday Apr 5th still run normally.
>
> Correction: My defs are dated Apr 3rd,
> maybe they're the last to be available?

according to http://www.f-prot.com/products/home_use/dos/
you will still be able to get updates for it even though development of
the program itself has ceased...

that said, the defs have historically been shared between all versions
of the product because they share a common engine - if the engine in the
dos product is no longer going to be upgraded then the dos product is
going to gradually become less effective than it's counterparts for
other OSes...

for people still using DOS itself this shouldn't be an issue since there
are no new DOS viruses and haven't been for a long time, but if you're
using windows then it's recommended you move to the windows product...

--
"it's not the right time to be sober
now the idiots have taken over
spreading like a social cancer,
is there an answer?"

On Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:27:56 GMT, Bart Bailey wrote:

> In Message-ID:<ev6b69$tkj$2@registered.motzarella.org> posted on Fri, 06
> Apr 2007 15:12:00 -0400, kurt wismer wrote: Begin
>
>>Bart Bailey wrote:
>>> In Message-ID:<lp7l80aw0mea.xjb56vsbu03v.dlg RemoveThis @40tude.net> posted on Thu,
>>> 5 Apr 2007 19:32:33 +1200, John S wrote: Begin
>>>
>>>
>>>> Has support for the free F-Prot finally been pulled, (or are the updates
>>>> now in some other place)?
>>>
>>> http://www.f-prot.com/download/signaturefiles.html
>>
>>updated signature files are of limited benefit if the engine isn't
>>updated too, and it's my understanding that they've released their final
>>version of the dos product already...
>
> v3.16f is the version I have
> and so far...
> it's still working with the currently available defs
> I think I saw a bulletin stating Apr 4th as the terminal date,
> yet my defs from yesterday Apr 5th still run normally.

Thanks for the advice.

Looks like I will need to find another AV checker.

Cheers,

John S

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