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Overview of Avira Antivirus Premium 2012
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4.2.5 Start a manual update
You have various options for starting an update manually: When an update is started
manually, the virus definition file and scan engine are always updated. A product update
can only take place if you have activated the option Download and install product
updates automatically in the configuration under PC protection > Update > Product
update
To start an update of your Avira product manually:
With the right-hand mouse button, click the Avira tray icon in the taskbar.
A context menu appears.
Select Start update.
The Updater dialog box appears.
- OR In the Control Center, select the section Overview > Status.
In the Last update field, click on the Start update link.
The Updater dialog box appears.
- OR In the Control Center, in the Update menu, select the menu command Start update.
The Updater dialog box appears.
Note
We recommend regular automatic updates. The recommended update interval
is: 2 hours.
Note
You can also carry out a manual update directly via the Windows security
center.
Avira Antivirus Premium - User Manual (Status: 23 Sep. 2011)
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