| Avast Virus Definitions – Download the latest free virus definition files and update Avast antivirus | |
| Date added: | January, 17th 2017 |
| Author: | AVAST Software |
| File size: / License: | 105 MB / Freeware |
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Avast is one of the important players in the security software sector, providing reliable and effective software solutions for protecting computers against viruses, Trojans, worms, backdoors and other forms of malware, in real-time. The virus recognition process is based on the definition files and with new threats appearing each day, keeping the signatures up-to-date is vital for ensuring effective protection.
If your computer is connected to the Internet, the automatic update feature allows the security application to check the availability of a new version for the definition files every four hours, without requiring user interaction.
On the other hand, if this process cannot be performed or for some reason, you want to update the signature files manually, Avast Virus Definitions VPS needs to be installed. The package is released on a daily basis and includes the latest virus definitions. It performs an incremental backup, which means that the name for the new threats are added to the existing signatures.
Avast Virus Definition is useful tool for updating your virus database when offline
Avast Virus Definitions VPS works with any version of the Avast Antivirus and the database update does not require the re-installation of the software.
In order to ensure continuous and effective protection of your system, the virus database of your Avast product needs to be up-to-date. A manual update with Avast Virus Definitions VPS should only be performed if really needed, in case the Internet connection is down.
To manually update virus definitions just run the vpsupd.exe file you can download from this page and follow the instructions.
The latest virus definitions for your Avast antivirus, providing an alternative method to keep the signatures up-to-date in case an Internet connection is not available
