Manual update

[Johny]

Hi,

I would like to know if it is possible to update spyware
signatures manually without using automatic updates
feature. I use a computer which doesn't have internet
access. Would it be possible to download the signatures
file separately from another computer and patch it??

 

[Engel]

Hello Johny

From Mikolaj Kaminski

Please clean the temporary folders (usually C:\Documents
and Settings\username\local settings\temp and
c:\Documents and Settings\username\local
settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5 and delete
all the files in those directories and subdirectories).


There is a manual update procedure. Follow these steps:

Right click on MSAS icon within systray and choose
shutdown.

Right click and "Save target as..."

http://download.spynet.com/ASDefinitions/gcDeterminationDa
ta.gcd

http://download.spynet.com/ASDefinitions/gcThreatAuditScan
Data.gcd

http://download.spynet.com/ASDefinitions/gcThreatAuditThre
atData.gcd

Copy/paste these files to Program files/Microsoft
Antispyware

Restart MSAS and "check for updates"

If the http:// does not work, try https:// instead..

 

[Dave M]

I just used this manual update, and it worked really well to fix a problem
with repeated signature definition updates at the same level. Just Replace
the files currently in the MSAS folder. I think it would work off the net
as well, as I didn't need to use the final check for updates step. Just
Restarting MSAS repaired the definitions and got me out of that loop.

 

[benoit]

Hello,

why ?
because you have not internet access and the problems
comes thru the internet...

 

[mct]

Why? Well my reason is that I have to scan a friend's pc
for spyware but I have no internet connection available
at the place where I have to scan it.

 

[plun]

Hi

With no Internet connection, no spyware

 

[Dave M]

English is a fun language... I think he's saying that the computer normally
has an internet connection when the friend uses it, but he is trying to run
the actual scan for the normal user in a place where he doesn't have that
connection, and therefore, can't download to update the signatures... But
who knows... it's English!!!

 

[plun]

Dave M formulated the question :

English is a fun language... I think he's saying that the computer normally
has an internet connection when the friend uses it, but he is trying to run
the actual scan for the normal user in a place where he doesn't have that
connection, and therefore, can't download to update the signatures... But
who knows... it's English!!!

Well download these then and overwrite into MSAS folder

http://download.spynet.com/ASDefinitions/gcDeterminationData.gcd

http://download.spynet.com/ASDefinitions/gcThreatAuditScanData.gcd

http://download.spynet.com/ASDefinitions/gcThreatAuditThreatData.gcd

done