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Title: Search for Virus definitions update per task scheduler
Post by: cska133 on November 13, 2019, 12:58:48 PM: hi,

I would like to creat task schedul in Windows 10 to force the search and update of the virus definitions. Which modul or .exe file is approporiate for that?
Title: Re: Search for Virus definitions update per task scheduler
Post by: Asyn on November 13, 2019, 01:04:17 PM: Why would you need that..? Avast updates on its own anyway.
Title: Re: Search for Virus definitions update per task scheduler
Post by: cska133 on November 13, 2019, 01:50:29 PM: i have problems on Win10 with connecting the Wlan after system start, it adapter is enabled but Windows doesnt want to connect to my network. So i made a batch file to restart the Wlan adapter on startup and this batch file gets executed per task schaduler. The problem is that the Wlan adapter restarts late so that when Avast checks for virus definitions there is still no network. Right now I am already 4-5 hoers online but the virus def are from my last (manuel) check from 11.11. And that is not goot.
So i want to create task schedule to force the virus def update later.
Title: Re: Search for Virus definitions update per task scheduler
Post by: Asyn on November 13, 2019, 01:55:29 PM: Well, I'm also still on VPS 191111-0 but stream updates are working.
Title: Re: Search for Virus definitions update per task scheduler
Post by: igor on November 13, 2019, 02:00:22 PM: I believe Avast should detect when the network is available and attempt an update then.
For a "manual" check, you can use
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ashUpd.exe vps
Title: Re: Search for Virus definitions update per task scheduler
Post by: Asyn on November 13, 2019, 02:02:31 PM: Quote from: igor on November 13, 2019, 02:00:22 PM
I believe Avast should detect when the network is available and attempt an update then.
Yep, confirmed. :)
Title: Re: Search for Virus definitions update per task scheduler
Post by: cska133 on November 13, 2019, 02:05:42 PM: Quote from: Asyn on November 13, 2019, 01:55:29 PM
Well, I'm also still on VPS 191111-0 but stream updates are working.
hm, ok that is also interesting, 2 days old virus defs :o
what is stream updates?
Title: Re: Search for Virus definitions update per task scheduler
Post by: Asyn on November 13, 2019, 02:09:10 PM: Quote from: cska133 on November 13, 2019, 02:05:42 PM
what is stream updates?
-> https://press.avast.com/avast-software-streaming-updates-for-all-with-the-newa-avast-7
Title: Re: Search for Virus definitions update per task scheduler
Post by: cska133 on November 13, 2019, 02:13:37 PM: ah, as push updates, ok. But how did you get that it is working, can you test it?
Title: Re: Search for Virus definitions update per task scheduler
Post by: Asyn on November 13, 2019, 02:20:14 PM: Quote from: cska133 on November 13, 2019, 02:13:37 PM
ah, as push updates, ok. But how did you get that it is working, can you test it?
Check: C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\defs
Title: Re: Search for Virus definitions update per task scheduler
Post by: cska133 on November 13, 2019, 02:45:24 PM: looks like this (see screenshot).
is everything ok?
Title: Re: Search for Virus definitions update per task scheduler
Post by: Asyn on November 13, 2019, 02:47:12 PM: Quote from: cska133 on November 13, 2019, 02:45:24 PM
is everything ok?
Yep, nothing to worry about.
Title: Re: Search for Virus definitions update per task scheduler
Post by: cska133 on November 13, 2019, 03:18:10 PM: ok, but will keep eye on the regular virus defs if and when they get updated becuae of my auto-Wlan-connection-on-startup issue
Title: Re: Search for Virus definitions update per task scheduler
Post by: cska133 on November 13, 2019, 04:27:06 PM: just for the records, which is the exe file responselbe for the virus defs?
Title: Re: Search for Virus definitions update per task scheduler
Post by: Asyn on November 14, 2019, 04:28:35 AM: Quote from: cska133 on November 13, 2019, 04:27:06 PM
just for the records, which is the exe file responselbe for the virus defs?
See Reply #4 from Igor.
Title: Re: Search for Virus definitions update per task scheduler
Post by: cska133 on November 14, 2019, 01:27:04 PM: oh, it seems i missed reply 4 and 5.
thanks
Title: Re: Search for Virus definitions update per task scheduler
Post by: Asyn on November 14, 2019, 02:21:36 PM: You're welcome.