Update Page

On the Update page you can configure Dr.Web update parameters such as components that should be updated, an updating source, update period, and update mirror.

For details on a certain option, click a corresponding item in the picture.  To get information on options available in other pages, click the corresponding link in the picture.

For details on a certain option, click a corresponding item in the picture.
To get information on options available in other pages, click the corresponding link in the picture.

Update source

To select an update source, click Change. In the opened window select one of the following update sources:

•Internet  (recommended) – updates are to be downloaded from Doctor Web servers. This source is used by default;
•Local or network folder – updates are to be downloaded from a local or network folder, where updates were copied. To specify the path to the folder, click Browse and select the required folder, or enter the address manually. Enter the user name and password if necessary;
•Anti-virus Network – updates are to be downloaded from a local network computer if Dr.Web product is installed and update mirror is created on it.

 

Update mirror

To allow other local network computers with installed Dr.Web products to use your computer as an update source, in the Update mirror click Change and select Create update mirror in the opened window. Specify the path to the folder, where updates should be copied. If your computer is connected to several networks, you can specify IP-address available to computers of only one network. You can also specify the port for HTTP connections.

 

Network access mode

On this page you can also configure network access. To do this, in the Network access mode click Change and then select one of the following modes:

•If you do not use proxy server for Internet connections, select Direct connection.
•If you want to specify proxy server settings manually, select User-defined and enter connection parameters.

Also you can set the Enable detailed logging flag to increase change log detail level. All changes are logged into dwupdater.log, that is located in %allusersprofile%\Application Data\Doctor Web\Logs\ folder (in Windows 7, %allusersprofile%\Doctor Web\Logs\).

Item

Description

Update source

You can specify a convenient update source.

Updating components

You can choose one of the update modes:

•All (recommended) – select to download updates to Dr.Web virus databases, engine, and other Dr.Web program components.
•Only virus databases – select to download updates to Dr.Web virus databases and engine; other Dr.Web program components are not updated.

Update frequency

You can select frequency for downloading updates.

Network access mode

You can change network access parameters. To adjust network access settings, click Change.

Update mirror

You can create an update mirror that will be used by local network computers with installed Dr.Web product.

Enable detailed logging

Enable detailed logging of the current updating session. This log will be sent to Doctor Web technical support if update errors occur. The checkbox will be cleared at the next session.