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Click
Download
to download the latest build. Click
Close
to close the window and download the upgrade
later.
If you clicked
Download
, the file will be downloaded to
your downloads folder (or the default folder set by
your browser). When the file has finished
downloading, launch the file and follow the
installation directions. Your username and password
will be automatically transferred to the new
installation. It is recommended to check for upgrades
regularly, especially when installing ESET
Cybersecurity via CD/DVD.
4.2.2 Update setup
The update setup section specifies update source
information such as the update servers and
authentication data for these servers. By default, the
Update Server
drop-down menu is set to
Choose
automatically
to ensure that update files will
automatically download from the ESET server with the
least network traffic.
The list of available update servers is accessible via the
Update Server
drop-down menu. To add a new
update server, click
Edit...
Then enter the address of
the new server in the
Update Server
input field and
click the
Add
button. Authentication for update
servers is based on the
Username
and
Password
generated and sent to you after purchase.
To enable the use of test mode (downloads pre-release
updates) click the
Setup...
button next to
Advanced
Options
and select the
Enable pre-release updates
checkbox. To disable system tray notifications
displaying after each successful update, select the
Do
not display notification about successful update
checkbox.
To delete all temporarily stored update data, click the
Clear
button next to
Clear Update Cache
. Use this
option if you are experiencing difficulty while
updating.
4.2.3 How to create update tasks
Updates can be triggered manually by clicking
Update
virus signature database
in the primary window
displayed after clicking
Update
from the main menu.
Updates can also be run as scheduled tasks. To
configure a scheduled task, click
Tools
>
Scheduler
. By
default, the following tasks are activated in ESET
Cybersecurity:
Regular automatic update
Automatic update after user logon
Each of the aforementioned update tasks can be
modified to meet your needs. In addition to the default
update tasks, you can create new update tasks with a
user-defined configuration. For more details about
creating and configuring update tasks, see the
Scheduler
section.
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