BitDefender Virus Definitions May 22, 2013

BitDefender Virus Definitions - Latest virus signatures updates

BitDefender Virus Definitions is an update application that works with the following BitDefender products: BitDefender Professional Plus, BitDefender Antispyware, BitDefender Standard, BitDefender Internet Security.

It is highly recommended that you periodically update your copy of BitDefender with the latest virus signatures to make sure your system is protected against new threats.

BitDefender Virus Definitions can contain the following types of updates: Virus Signatures (a collection of the latest virus prints), Spam Signatures (a set of rules for the heuristic and URL filters which increases the efficiency of the antispam engine) and Product Upgrades (new features, scan techniques and hotfixes).


To configure the automatic update do the following:
- Open BitDefender and click “Update”.
- Click “Settings”.
- Configure the “Update location settings”.
BitDefender 9 includes two update locations, allowing one of them to point to a local mirror.
- Configure the “Automatic update options”.
Select “Automatic check for updates” to find out when updates are available.
BitDefender checks for updates every 1 hour. Click “Verify every hours” to modify the number of hours after which a check for updates is performed.
Leave the “Confirm update” to “Silent update” unless you desire to be prompted before downloading the updates or before installing them. A similar option is available for the manual update under the “Manual update settings”.
- Configure the Advanced options.
To prevent prompts asking for reboot, select “Wait for reboot”, instead of prompting.
- Click “Apply” to save the settings.
- Click “Default” to restore the default settings.

Occasional updates can be performed at any time, even when the product is set to update automatically:
- Open BitDefender and click “Update”.
Click also “Update” at the top of the window if the “Settings” are displayed.
- Click “Update now” to start the update process.
If the option “Prompt before downloading updates” was selected in the “Settings”, and when updates are available, a list of the updates available for download is displayed. Select the product to install and click “Details” to see the file download details. Select “Switch to silent update (don't ask me again)” to stop being prompted on manual update. Click “OK” to download and install the new files or “Cancel” to postpone the update.

BitDefender Virus Definitions May 22, 2013 is licensed as Data Only for the Windows operating system / platform. BitDefender Virus Definitions is provided as a free to try download for all software users (Data Only).