User's Manual

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daily.zip is released each day and it includes all the virus definitions and scan engines

updates since the last cumulative and up to the current date.

BitDefender uses a service-based architecture. Because of this the procedure to replace the

virus definitions is different depending on the operating system:

• Windows NT-SP6, Windows 2000, Windows XP.

• Windows 98, Windows Millennium.

Windows NT-SP6, Windows 2000, Windows XP

Steps to be followed:

1. Download the appropriate update. If it is Monday, please download the cumulative.zip

and save it somewhere on your disk when prompted. Otherwise please download the daily.zip

and save it on your disk. If this is the first time you update using the manual updates, please

download the both archives.

2. Stop BitDefender antivirus protection.

• Exit BitDefender management console. Right-click BitDefender's icon from the System

Tray and select Exit.

• Open Services. Click Start, then Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools

and click Services.

• Stop BitDefender Virus Shield service. Select BitDefender Virus Shield service from

the list and click Stop.

• Stop BitDefender Scan Server service. Select BitDefender Scan Server service from

the list and click Stop.

Extract the archive content. Start with cumulative.zip when both update archives are

available. Extract the content in the folder C:\Program Files\Common

Files\Softwin\BitDefender Scan Server\Plugins\ and accept overwriting existing

files.

4. Restart BitDefender antivirus protection.

• Start BitDefender Scan Server service. Select BitDefender Scan Server service from

the list and click Start.

Update module

Management

console