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 Keeping your BullGuard up-to-date

New viruses are found and identified every day. This is why it is very important to keep BullGuard up-to-date with the latest

virus definitions.

If you are connected to the Internet through broadband or DSL, BullGuard takes care of this itself: it checks for new definitions when you turn on your computer and every 8 hours after that (by default). If any new virus definitions are available, BullGuard will update itself.

If you are connected to the Internet through a dial-up connection, BullGuard will check for updates immediately after you connect to the Internet.

Note: This guide is for BullGuard v8.0. If you are using version 4.5, please see this guide: BullGuard v4.x

If you want to manually check for updates or change the way BullGuard updates, please read the guide below.

  Connect to the Internet.

  Check for updates 

First, double-click the icon in your System Tray (near the clock):

Then go to Main > Overview and click the Check & Update button, as seen in the image below: 

  Updates 

If no update is found then the “BullGuard is up-to-date” message will appear. This simply means that... your BullGuard

is fully up-to-date :)

If an update is found, it is displayed in the window:

  Get available updates
 

Next, you should click the Update button. The download will begin:

That's it - your BullGuard is now updated!

  Settings

If you're a more advanced user, you can also take a look at the settings for the update module. These are found in the same BullGuard tab, by pressing the Settings button:

Notification levels: choose how you want to be notified when BullGuard updates. This goes from completely silent updates, to detailed info on every update.

Update frequency: choose how often you want BullGuard to check for updates. BullGuard always checks for updates right after it is launched, and then every X hours. 
 

Kind regards,

The BullGuard Team