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Antivirus updates are daily, while e Trust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware updates are weekly. Why is that?

April 26, 2017anti-spyware antivirus pestpatrol Trust updates

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Antivirus updates are daily, while e Trust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware updates are weekly. Why is that?

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A. Viruses multiply, replicate and mutate on a system, spreading beyond one machine. Spyware differs in that it is a program that sits and watches activity on the workstation; it does not spread. Accordingly, it is our opinion that weekly updates are sufficient for anti-spyware software.