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AVG Anti-Virus Free

8. Program Updates

Any anti-virus system can guarantee reliable protection only if it is updated

regularly. AVG Free provides a reliable and fast update service with quick response

times. Modern viruses spread very quickly and infect huge numbers of workstations

in almost no time.

8.1. Update Levels

AVG Free offers three update levels to select from:

z Priority update

The priority update contains changes necessary for a reliable anti-virus

protection. Typically, it does not include any changes to the code and updates

only the virus definition database. This update should be applied as soon as

it is available.

z Recommended update

The recommended update contains various program changes, fixes and

improvements.

z Optional update

The optional update reflects changes that are not necessary for program

functionality – texts, updates of the setup component, etc. Optional updates

can be downloaded and applied together with recommended updates but their

importance is rather low.

Within the AVG Free you are not allowed to create your own update schedules. The

update is run daily, and you can only decide at what time it should be started.

8.2. Update Types

You can distinguish between two types of update:

z On demand update

An on demand update is an immediate AVG Free update that can be

performed any time the need arises.

z Scheduled update

Within the AVG Free a preset update schedule is configured by default. The

planned update is performed once a day.