manual database update - is it possible ?

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
1

Hello,

Is there any way to manually update the database ? I have a VERY bad dial-up connection at home, so I’d like to download updates at work and install them at home.

Thanks.

2

Please take a look here…

Hope this helps
Pavel

3

Thank you, Pavel, I’ll check it out.

4

My dad has a 14 kbs modem and he still gets the updates within a minute

5

I’m on a 56 dial-up (typical connection is 48), but the update is so smooth I’d think it should work neatly no matter how slow your connection.

I auto-update the database, and usually it’s so unobtrusive that the first I’m aware of it is that pop-up advisory note afterwards.

Best,
Mike

6

Yep - the files VPSUPD*.EXE are definitely not incremental :D. They are really only for those who have no net access…

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Thank you guys, I appreciate very much your feedback.

You see, my problem is not the modem, but my ISP: often I can’t even connect to get the updates.

Have a nice day!

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I would like to THANK Alwil Software for making manual update of the virus database possible for PCs with no Internet connection. :slight_smile:

I would also like to THANK Pavel for his help. This enabled me to update the virus database of my 2nd PC, which has no network connection of any kind. I DELIBERATELY made my 2nd PC a standalone computer, without any network connection of any kind, for security and other reasons. :wink: