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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 2 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 v8.5.

 

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

 

 

1- button Connect to the Internet.

 

 

 

 

2- button Check for updates

 

 

 

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

 

 

1 - systray

 

 

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

 

 

2 - updates_check

 

 

3 - button 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 :)

 

 

3 - updates_no

 

 

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

 

4 - updates_yes

 

 

4 - button Get available updates

 

 

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

 

5 - updates_downloading

 

 

That's it - your BullGuard is now updated!

 

 

5 - button 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:

 

 

6 - updates_settings

 

 

7 - updates_settings_overall

 

 

8 - updates_settings_advanced

 

 

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

 

If you did not find the solution you were looking for, please feel free to contact our Support.

 

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