Would you rather have to perform a physical program update rather than using the AvastEmUpdate function for what may be a small update.
DavidR.... I would rather not, of course, however, I am also certain that not one of these "emergency" updates has been installed on my system, simply because they are all applied via a RunOnce in the registry and that does not happen unless the system is booted. Mine is on 24/7 and only rebooted as/when needed for a programme update or if I install something that requires it. Since nothing in Avast tells me that there are such "emergency" updates to be applied, I have no reason to reboot and thus, they are NOT applied. So much for an "emergency" update.
And then of course comes the question... if I reboot now, is only the most recent "emergency" update applied? If so, is it cumulative over those three updates? And if this is not the case, how "emergency" were they that Avast should risk them not being applied in this fashion. I am certain that I am not the only user who does not shut down his machine daily, or reboot it for no reason and who, therefore, may not have any such "emergency" updates applied and/or might miss some by only rebooting occasionally.
IOW, I would rather have to perform a physical programme update than NOT apply so-called "emergency" updates because I have no idea that in order to apply what I don't know is there, I have to restart my system to get it. Of course, this begs the question to Avast... are they truly "emergency" updates that should be applied right away (in case another comes down the pike tomorrow) or are they just a matter of convenience for Avast, to fix something in the programme without telling anyone that it needs be fixed or has been fixed.
And in case you are wondering, DavidR, I do NOT check the contents of that Avast EmUpdate folder on an hourly or even daily basis, to see if Avast has decided my programme needs an update in an "emergency" that isn't really an emergency.
Gregg