CHAPTER 5.
KASPERSKY ANTI-
VIRUS UPDATER
The Kaspersky Anti-Virus Updater (Kaspersky AV Updater) is used for
automated updating of anti-virus databases with virus descriptions, methods of
repairing infected files, and package components
.
The Kaspersky AV Updater can copy anti-virus databases and executable
modules from the Internet (using a network or remote connection), a Local
Folder, or an anti-virus server administered by Kaspersky Administration Kit.
5.1.
How to start the Kaspersky AV
Updater
There are several ways to start the Kaspersky AV Updater. You can start it:
Option 1: From the Windows Main menu. To do this, go to the
Start
menu, then
to
Programs
submenu, and click on the
Kaspersky Anti-Virus Updater
option in the
Kaspersky Anti-Virus
group.
Option 2: From the Control Centre (automated). With Kaspersky AV Control
Centre installed you can create a task to automatically start the Kaspersky
AV Updater (see Control Centre chapter for detail).
Option 3: From the command line. Go to
KAV Shared Files
common folder and
click on the
avpupd.exe
file. The common folder can be located at the
following path:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\KAV Shared Files
.
5.2.
Kaspersky AV Updater interface
The design of the Kaspersky AV Updater interface is similar to a
Windows
Wizard
and consists of a sequence of boxes (steps), which can be navigated
with
Back
and
Forward
buttons. To finish updating, click on
Finish
; to close the
program at any stage, click on
Cancel
.
The Tree Chart element is located in the middle of each box (see Chapter 8 for
usage instructions). The control element configuration settings are grouped in a
hierarchical tree.