User`s guide

3.7. Updates
Updates can be grouped into two categories:
● Updates to the malware signatures - enable BitDefender Antivirus for Mac
to protect you against the latest malicious software discovered. The BitDefender
lab usually releases new malware signatures every hour or even more often.
● Application updates - improve the application's performance, stability and
usability. They are released every once in a while. Application updates include
the updates to the antiphishing extensions in Safari and Firefox.
New malware is found and identified every day. This is why it is very important
to keep BitDefender up to date with the latest malware signatures.
● If BitDefender Antivirus for Mac is up-to-date, it can detect the latest threats
discovered and clean the infected files.
● If BitDefender Antivirus for Mac is not up-to-date, it may be able to detect some
of the recent malware as suspicious, but it will not be able to clean the infected
files.
If you are connected to the Internet through broadband or DSL, BitDefender takes
care of this itself. By default, it checks for updates when you turn on your computer
and every hour after that.
3.7.1. Enabling or Disabling Automatic Update
BitDefender Antivirus for Mac must update regularly in order to protect you against
new malware and it does that automatically every hour.
An active Internet connection is required in order to check for available updates
and download them.
To enable or disable automatic update:
1. Open BitDefender Antivirus for Mac. If you do not know how to do this, refer to
Opening BitDefender Antivirus for Mac (p. 13).
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