How can I verify that updating the virus and spam definition databases really works?
This applies to F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper 6.50 and newer. First, open the F-Secure Automatic Update Agent window from F-Secure Settings and Statistics and select the Received Packages tab. If a virus definitions database update has been downloaded, you should see something like “F-Secure Anti-Virus Update 2007-08-09” under Title. Check the Last Result column. If the update has been successfully placed into the destination directory, the Latest Result displays Installed. If the Latest Result is Not installed, the update has been downloaded but the F-Secure Automatic Update Agent could not copy it into the destination directory. The F-Secure Automatic Update Agent tries to copy it there again in one minute intervals. Click Package Properties to see the error message. If the Last Result value is Installed, check the date and time in the First Installed column at the bottom of the Received Packages page. Then, open Windows Explorer and select the F-Secure Anti-Virus folder, select Detai