How Does The Bit Defender Updater Work ?

correct. by default the updater checks every 15 mins for databases. and every 60 for program updates. if nothing found, nothing logged or downloaded. if something found, logged and downloaded. when prompted you will need to restart for program updates. as and when this happens there will usually be a red 1 on the widget. click it to see the alert.

Also, just to add a couple of side notes to antikythera's excellent info, is that you can receive a pop up prompt from BD when a restart is needed, Settings/Update/Postpone reboot to Off. Try it and see what you think.

If you want to change the update frequency, this can be done fairly easily in Notepad, by following Georgia's instructions here. I've now changed mine again for signature updates to every 90 minutes, and product updates to 360 (less watching of the seemingly constantly spinning widget updater orb which I have set to always be on top with the smaller 2014 version widget, and less inbound outbound BD traffic)

Also, just to add a couple of side notes to antikythera's excellent info, is that you can receive a pop up prompt from BD when a restart is needed, Settings/Update/Postpone reboot to Off. Try it and see what you think.

If you want to change the update frequency, this can be done fairly easily in Notepad, by following Georgia's instructions here. I've now changed mine again for signature updates to every 90 minutes, and product updates to 360 (less watching of the seemingly constantly spinning widget updater orb which I have set to always be on top with the smaller 2014 version widget, and less inbound outbound BD traffic)

Great info. Thanks.

Updates appear to work similarly in BD W8 Security. I have left the default update settings unchanged. Every morning the first thing I do after logging into Windows is check my security software to see if any actions need to taken. If so I just follow the instructions. Just another way of handling messages from security software. I am not saying it is better, just chiming in. Seems to work for me.

Hello all,

Detailed information about the Bitdefender update process is found in the userguide and you can also access Help & Support - from the lower right corner of the Bitdefender product installed on your PC's. Click Support Center and use the search bar to search for a specific topic/module. In our case, the article is called Keeping Bitdefender up-to-date.

If you are connected to the Internet through broadband or DSL, Bitdefender takes care of this itself. By default, it checks for updates when you turn on your computer and every hour after that. If an update is detected, it is automatically downloaded and installed on your computer.

The update process is performed on the fly, meaning that the files to be updated are replaced progressively. In this way, the update process will not affect product operation and, at the same time, any vulnerability will be excluded.

Please feel free to contact reply with any additional questions or concerns about the Bitdefender update process.

Have a nice day ahead!