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7. Updates
AVG LinkScanner®
contains a number of definition files with information on dangerous
or suspicious websites, and uses combined techniques to generate the final result (i.e.
whether an URL is dangerous or safe). AVG developers work hard to keep all these files
and mechanisms up-to-date, and any new definitions and improvements of these are
delivered to you from AVG Technologies servers via online update. Regular updating of
your
AVG LinkScanner®
is therefore essential.
All update related settings can be adjusted in the
Update tab
of AVG LinkScanner®
Settings dialog.
7.1. Update Types
Basically, there are two types of update in the
AVG LinkScanner®
:
·
Manual update
is an immediate
AVG LinkScanner®
update that can be
performed any time the need arises. All you have to do is to open the
Update
tab
of AVG LinkScanner® Settings dialog and click the
Update Now
button.
·
Scheduled update
- within
AVG LinkScanner®
it is also possible to pre-set
an update. The planned daily update is then performed periodically according
to the setup configuration. Whenever new update files are present on the
specified location, they are downloaded either directly from the Internet. When
no newer updates are available, nothing happens. The exact time of this
automatic update can be set via the time box in the
Update tab
of AVG
LinkScanner® Settings dialog. You can also use the checkbox to turn the
scheduled update off/on.
Please note that if the computer is turned off at the time of scheduled update,
the update will be missed without compensation. For this reason, we
recommend setting up the daily update time to an hour when your computer is
most likely running.
7.2. Update Process
Whenever an update starts (no matter if it's
manual or scheduled
),
AVG
LinkScanner®
will first verify whether there are new update files available. If so,
AVG LinkScanner®
starts their downloading and launches the update process itself.
During the update process you will get redirected to the
Update
interface where you
can view the process progressing in its graphical representation as well as its final
result:
