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Updating McAfee VirusScan
Professional Edition
Professional Edition
About Instant Updater
As technologies advance, we continually provide updates to McAfee software
products. To ensure the highest level of protection, you should always obtain
the latest version of your McAfee product.
products. To ensure the highest level of protection, you should always obtain
the latest version of your McAfee product.
Updating your software is simple using McAfee's Instant Updater. It is a
seamless process and requires minimal interaction on your part.
seamless process and requires minimal interaction on your part.
Instant Updater is also the mechanism used to register your product with
McAfee. In order to obtain product updates, you must register your product
with McAfee.
McAfee. In order to obtain product updates, you must register your product
with McAfee.
Why Do You Need to Update?
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New features may be released for your McAfee product.
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Product fixes are periodically available.
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New product content is updated periodically.
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Updates to anti-virus signature files are frequently available.
How Does the Updating Process Work?
Instant Updater allows you to obtain and apply updates to your McAfee
products while connected to the Internet. If an update exists, you will receive
a notification. At that time, you can download and apply the updates to your
products.
products while connected to the Internet. If an update exists, you will receive
a notification. At that time, you can download and apply the updates to your
products.
Instant Updater features
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Auto Update is Instant Updater’s default setting
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Instant Updater silently checks for, and as appropriate, applies product
updates while you are connected to the Internet.
updates while you are connected to the Internet.
Occasionally, Instant Updater may ask you to restart your computer to
apply the updates. Auto Update checks for updates daily to ensure that
your McAfee product, product content, and related elements such as the
virus scan engine and DATs are current.
apply the updates. Auto Update checks for updates daily to ensure that
your McAfee product, product content, and related elements such as the
virus scan engine and DATs are current.