is it true?

is it true that the update of avast is always only 3 or 5 kb small/big?

and that i just need some seconds although i just have 56k-dial-up-modem?

im confused because all others AV i had needed 1,8mb to update…

Yes, a typical size of a virus DB update is between 3-30KB.
Some more info here: http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html#4

markus0r - I am also on dial-up and I can assure you that it only takes seconds for a normal update. I do not think it’s taken more than a minute even for program updates! :smiley:

How can the updates be so small? compared to AV’s updates that are 1.8mb?

A clever algorithm is used to transfer only the small parts that have really changed between the updates (and even those are additionally compressed, of course).

Cool :slight_smile:

well. very interesting

if the update is so small, i can just say: wohoo, nice work, dear programmers, avast! roxx the world :))