AVG Ultimate User Manual

3.13. AVG Updates

No security software can guarantee true protection from various types of threats unless it is regularly updated!

Virus writers are always looking for new flaws that they can exploit in both software and operating systems.

New viruses, new malware, new hacking attacks appear daily. For this reason, software vendors are continually issuing updates and security patches, to fix any security holes that are discovered.

Considering all the newly-emerged computer threats and the speed at which they spread, it is absolutely crucial to update your AVG Internet Security 2015 regularly. The best solution is to stick to the program default settings where the automatic update is configured. Please bear in mind that if the virus database of your AVG Internet Security 2015 is not up-to-date, the program will not be able to detect the latest threats!

It is crucial to update your AVG regularly! Essential virus definition updates should be daily if possible.

Less urgent program updates can be weekly.

3.13.1. Update launch

To provide the maximum security available, AVG Internet Security 2015 is by default scheduled to look for new virus database updates every four hours. Since AVG updates are not released according to any fixed schedule but rather in response to the amount and severity of new threats, this check-up is highly important to make sure your AVG virus database is kept up-to-date all the time.

If you want to check the new update files immediately, use the

Update now quick link in the main user

interface. This link is available at all times from any

user interface dialog. Once you start the update, AVG will

first verify whether there are new update files available. If so, AVG Internet Security 2015 starts to download them and launches the update process itself. You will be informed about the update results in the slide dialog over the AVG system tray icon.

Should you wish to reduce the number of update launches, you can set up your own update launch parameters. However, it is strictly recommended that you launch the update at least once a day! The configuration can be edited within the

Advanced settings/Schedules section, specifically in the following

dialogs:

Definitions update schedule

Program update schedule

Anti-Spam update schedule

3.13.2. Update levels

AVG Internet Security 2015 offers two update levels to select from:

Definitions update contains changes necessary for reliable antivirus, anti-spam and anti-malware protection. Typically, it does not include any changes to the code and updates only the definition database. This update should be applied as soon as it is available.

Program update contains various program changes, fixes, and improvements.

When

scheduling an update , it is possible to define specific parameters for both update levels:

Definitions update schedule

Program update schedule

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