Can Update Frequency Be Changed?

As indicated by these values - first="5" second="10"? Thank you.

Apologies for the "bump"...

...Change the "interval" values:

    <SchedulerSettings>
        <SignaturesUpdate enabled="1" first="5" second="10" interval="15" />
        <ProductUpdate enabled="1" first="30" second="0" interval="60" />
    </SchedulerSettings>

In the above string 15 = 15 minutes and 60 = 60 minutes.

As you can see, by default Bitdefender checks for signature updates every 15 minutes and for product updates every hour.

You can increase these 2 numbers to change the update frequency according to your needs.

If you have other questions please don't hesitate to post back...

Sorry, I am not having any luck editing these two values in the update_settings.xml file?! I keep getting an "access denied" dialog box when I try to save the edited changes. I am running BTS 2014 on Windows 8 x64.

Can someone help, please? Thanks!

Well, I can't thank you enough, anti...

...not only for pointing out the part that I overlooked, but also for the scoop on how to do the safe-mode boot up in W8. I bookmarked that page for future use BTW.

The edit went perfectly and there's much joy in Tinseltown thanks to you.

Upon my expiration, I've instructed my heirs to gift you with one of my green plastic Finn Magnus childhood harmonicas. I'm pretty sure that you'll be receiving the one that didn't get dropped into the toilet several times?! Although I can't remember which one mom made me use while I was down with the mumps?! But hey, it's the thought that counts, right?

...Seriously anti, you -- and a few others here -- make this forum a much better place.

High Regards!

The directory's are different in BD TS 2014 64bit (C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender\Settings\System\LGKC" and the update_settings.xml format is different then stated above. Would someone please update the explanation post to bring it up to date with BD 2014? Thank you.

They are more or less the same as the first explanation.

Start>Computer>Program Files>Bitdefender>Bitdefender>settings>system>update_settings.xml - right click and "open with notepad"

Ok i got all the way there and no notepad available to use,open with.

Are you saying there is no "open with" or there is no notepad option?

If you have other "open with" options you can go to that window and at the bottom choose another option to open with - find and click notepad,

Then as I said choose notepad to open the file with the circled option shown. (Yeah I know my screenshot shows I have notepad)

That is not from the settings file, when you right click the settings file as shown in my attachment you get a different selection of choices to open that type of file.

Found it! thanks..

I didn't see a reply as to what the "second" setting is. Does it mean that the first check for signatures is 5 minutes after boot, the second checking is at 10 minutes after boot, and then every 15 minutes after that? If so, does the "0" in the second for the product update mean it is ignored, and the checking first happens 30 minutes after booting and then every 60 minutes after that?

And, if that is true, does it mean that I can set the intervals to "0" and just have it check for updates once xx number of minutes after booting and not constantly check all day long? Once a day is fine for me.

Not really. The only thing you need to concern yourself with is the interval= part. You can ignore the first= and second= parts.

So, if setting them to zero doesn't mean "never", if I want to have it do each check for update once, do I just pick a large number for the interval, like 1440 (number of minutes in 24 hours). My computer is seldom (if ever) turned on that long. And if it is, that'll check for updates once a day.

Possibly,try it and let us know.

Why only that often is questioned..and not recommended.

Another question is....ok we can adjust the scheduler for updates what about auto scans, can we adjust the frequency of that?? i don't care for how often it runs a scan it's unnecessary wear on your hard drive.

@daman1: I have just checked my Events "Autoscans Virus Scans" and I only have one every 7 days logged, how often does yours run?

As to daverj asking for once every 24 hours it is his choice but as he says he only uses his computer for a short time each day and it will only update when it is turned on I don't see the need to change the frequency either.

@daman1: I have just checked my Events "Autoscans Virus Scans" and I only have one every 7 days logged, how often does yours run?

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Auto scan is continuous (unless as previously mentioned, it's disable on the Antivirus Panel) and the amount of days it takes depends on the amount of data on the drive and the amount of daily use (as it only scans during idle times). This post and thread with it's included links, may be helpful in understanding Auto scan: http://forum.bitdefender.com/index.php?s=&...st&p=151369

Disabling Auto scan will not reduce your protection in the regards that On-access scanning will be in play when opening and closing files etc. It just helps to alleviate doing a full system scan so often, which can be a little CPU resource heavy (more than Auto scan does). Even though that issue was "resolved" if you run a System scan with Task Manager in Performance mode and check out if there is a high CPU usage and what files or locations could be safely added to scan exclusions, to help in that regard: http://forum.bitdefender.com/index.php?sho...c=35628&hl=

Glad it helped, Rohugh, I run a Quick scan about 2-3 times a week as it's so quick and light, I figure, why not, as I like to see a scan in action once in awhile

How often do you run a MBAM scan, and what scan do you use more frequently (quick or full scan)?

@Rohugh it seems like every day it runs a scan,ill pay more attention to it.

@columbo thanks for the great info,i had auto scan turned off but the yellow security warning drives me nuts.

lol, I know what you mean, and it was gladly done

I do full scans with BD once a week,maybe ill leave Auto scan on and drop back on manual full scans.

MBAM i run real time so don'tnt do manual scans to often with that.

So, if setting them to zero doesn't mean "never", if I want to have it do each check for update once, do I just pick a large number for the interval, like 1440 (number of minutes in 24 hours). My computer is seldom (if ever) turned on that long. And if it is, that'll check for updates once a day.

Why only that often is questioned..and not recommended.

I feel checking for new definitions every 15 minutes is a bit OCD (no offense to those of you who are OCD). I don't do torrents. I don't open unsolicited email attachments or images (not even from my mother). My computer sits behind a gateway and a second hardware firewall. I don't run any servers that are exposed to the net. I don't download files very often, and when I do they are from known trusted sites.

I mainly sit and work on CAD drawings locally. A "new" virus is one discovered in the past couple of days. I'm not out open and exposed like many people. Of course it's a gamble, but the chances of a virus discovered for the first time in the wild 15 minutes ago making it to my computer that same day are pretty slim.

And if the application itself needs to be updated every hour to function correctly, then it's not well written software. I could probably update the software once a week and it would be fine, so once every 24 hours should be no problem. Does the software development team actually release multiple updates to the application each day?

Bitdefender checks every 15 mins for databases. and every 60 for program updates