Does nobody here use CEGETTER.BAT?

[dibbkd]

I am pretty new to the forum, but did a search and scanned the subject lines for CEGETTER.BAT and didn't see anyone talking about it (except for the recent question I posed about it earlier).

Does nobody use CEGETTER.BAT or am I the only one using it?

If you don't know what it does, it is basically a batch file that automatically ftp's the most current defs from Symantec and puts it on the parent server so the managed clients get get updated.

If you don't use CEGETTER.BAT, what do you guys use?

-Thanks!

 

[Auger282]

I just setup my server to run this bat... I cant seem to see any documentation that says when NAV updates the navup8 file..

why did you guys choose 1AM? and after running the batch file should the NAV report the current date (showing that it has the latest defs from that day)...

granted I just set mine up today but it isnt reporting today date in the Virus Def File "Ver #

 

[fuego007]

Auger282,

Symantec releases a new navup8.exe whenever they have the latest definition file ready. Sometimes that's twice in a day, as it was twice last week. What I do is described above. I'm NEVER more than 30 minutes behind the release of definitions. My Cegetter.bat is as follows:

c:
cd ..
cd ..
ftp -s:cescript.txt
call "%systemdrive%\navup8.exe"
move %systemdrive%\*.xdb "C:\Program Files\SAV"
del /q %systemdrive%\navup8.exe
del /q %systemdrive%\*.xdb

The doubled 'cd ..' is due to the directory level the prompt is at when I changed to the C drive. To determine what you need prior to the 'ftp ...' line, open a command window. If you're already at the root of C, you don't need anything. If you're not, place the commands it takes to get there into the batch file.

You'll notice that the commands following the one to move the .xdb file. They delete the downloaded file (navup8.exe) and the extracted .xdb file. If the .xdb file is newer than what is on your system, it won't be there, but that's not a problem when using the /q switch - it just ignores the problem.

This has worked flawlessly for me for a year and a half. Occasionally, the batch files suffers a glitch (like a failed ftp connection), but the next time it runs everything is fine.

Bob

 

[Auger282]

Well I got it to work.. I do however see I'm running it once a day at 1am so I always have the defs from yesterday... and thats cool

..I'm assuming you run your cegetter program every 30 min?
all I can say is.. hardcore


then again I only have 230 clients and we are protected by a corporate network... but I can already see that having yesterdays defs is better then having just the last live update..

and p.s. I love ver10s spyware protection!