This folder contains sets of anti-virus databases formed by Kaspersky Lab.
Sets of anti-virus databases
av-i386-daily.zip - has all updates of anti-virus databases released since last Sunday till the present moment. As Kaspersky Lab release updates every hour the archive is updated every hour too.
av-i386-weekly.zip - has all updates of anti-virus databases that were released last week (from Sunday till Sunday). The archive is updated on the servers once a week on Sunday.
av-i386-cumul.zip - has a full set of anti-virus databases. The Archive contains all anti-virus databases released till the last Sunday. It is updated once a week on Sunday.
Sets of anti-virus databases and databases of network attacks. Unlike previous sets of databases these sets include databases of network attacks
av-i386&ids-daily.zip – has a full set of databases of network attacks and all updates of anti-virus databases released from the previous Sunday till the present moment. This archive is updated each hour as all anti-virus database updates of Kaspersky Lab.
av-i386&ids-weekly.zip – has a full set of databases of network attacks and all updates of anti-virus databases released last week (from Sunday till Sunday). This archive is laid out on the servers once a week each Sunday.
av-i386&ids-cumul.zip – has a full set of anti-virus databases and databases of network attacks. This archive contains all databases released up to the previous Sunday. It is updated once a week each Sunday.
the *cumul.zip archive should be unpacked to a separate folder (do not unpack the archives *weekly.zip and *daily.zip into this folder);
the archives *weekly.zip and *daily.zip can be unpacked into a common folder. When unpacking, click Yes when you are suggested to replace files with the same name.
do not unpack archives with different sets of databases (for example, anti-virus databases and anti-virus + network attacks) into a common folder!
Having unpacked the archives run automatic database update. As the first update source define the folder with the unpacked archive *cumul.zip (if it exists), as the second – the folder with the unpacked archives *weekly.zip and *daily.zip in the update task.
How to configure the product to update from a local folder?
Once you have downloaded and unpacked the archives, configure the product to update from these folders:
Open the main application window
Click the Settings button
In the left part of the Settings window select Update
In the right part of the Settings window in the Update settings section click Configure
Go to the Update source tab
Click Add
Specify the update folder
Click OK
Clear the boxes Kaspersky Lab’s update servers on the Update source tab
Click OK
Run the update process
Perform the same actions for another folder (if necessary)
The Updates folder in the root directory C:\ is the folder into which the archives have been previously unzipped.
The dialog windows of Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0 and Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0 are the same but with the corresponding product names and the number of Protection components.