[resolved]P2p Updates

coolcool1227

If I turn off the options "Use P2P update system" and "Distribute Bitdefender Files", will this reduce the size of the folders "Antivirus_xxxxx_yyy" located at "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender Threat Scanner\" ? Also is there any affect on the normal updating?

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Hi Omer,

No, the folder size will be the same. Also, note that having the Peer 2 Peer updates option enabled can speed up the download speed for the updated files. The P2P option is working the same way the torrents do, searching for people as close as possible from your geo location that your Internet Service Provider have a peer with so the connection will work at its best.

You haven't follow my advise on reading the offline manual. Here's a peak from it regarding the P2P updates:

P2P updates:

Besides the normal update mechanism, Bitdefender also uses a smart update sharing system based on a peer-to-peer (P2P) protocol to distribute malware signature updates between Bitdefender users. You can turn on or off the P2P update options using the corresponding switches.

Use P2P update system:

Turn on this option to download malware signature updates from other Bitdefender users using the P2P update system. Bitdefender uses ports 8880 - 8889 for peer-to-peer update.

Distribute Bitdefender files

Turn on this option to share the latest malware signatures available on your computer with other Bitdefender users.

Case resolved, topic closed.

Yours,