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Update

Run mode: select the run mode for the update process. You can choose between Manually (the update will be run on demand), Automatically (the update will be automatically run at regular time intervals) or Every… (the update can be run at specified times or time intervals or under certain conditions, according to the options you set in the Run mode tab of the update settings).

Click on the Settings… button to display the Update settings window.

Click on the Restore… button to restore the default settings.

Update Settings -> Source tab

Select the preferred source for updates or add a new one by clicking on the Add link. You can enter either the address of an FTP/HTTP server or the path to a local or network folder.

By default, the preferred update source is Kaspersky Lab’s update servers. If the list contains multiple items, you will be able to change the priority level of each listed source by selecting it and clicking on the Move up or Move down link. To edit or remove an item, select it and click on the appropriate icon (the pencil or the X icon).

If you connect to the Internet through a proxy server, click on the Proxy server… button to open the Proxy server settings window. Once there, you will be able to edit your proxy configuration.

Regional settings

Detect automatically: the source server will be automatically selected.

Select from the list: the source server will be selected from the list. Choose the one closest to your location.

Update Settings -> Additional tab

During update

Update databases and application program modules: KIS will download both the updates for application databases (known viruses, application vulnerabilities, Anti-Spam recent terms, Parental Control unwanted sites etc.) and for program modules (program improvements and hotfixes).

Update application databases only: KIS will download only the application databases.

After update

Rescan quarantine: select this option if you want to have the files in the Quarantine folder automatically checked against the newly updated database.

Copy updates to folder: check this box in order to copy all the downloaded updates to a local folder and make them available to other users on your home network.

Update Settings -> Run mode tab

Schedule

Select the run mode for the update process. You can choose between Manually (the update will be run on demand), Automatically (the update will be automatically run at regular time intervals) or By schedule. By creating a schedule for the update process, you can specify how often you want the update to run. The update can run at specified times or time intervals or at application start-up.

User account

Run task as: check this box to perform the updates under a different Windows account.