Manual update

[r1man 3]

I guess the only way to make a setting to do a manual update instead of automatic update after each system startup, is to change this setting in the screenshot below?

Thanks. 

[Marcos 5,281]

Correct. However, I don't see any good reason for not updating modules automatically.

[itman 1,752]

I will also add that in-product updating is always a more secure update method that manual updating; contrary to popular belief. Manual updating opens one up to a phishing attack. A recent example is the WastedLocker ransomware that deployed a fake Google Chrome update request.

[r1man 3]

In case of no internet connection or connection failure, ESET will try to run the automatic update later again, right? 

[itman 1,752]

1 hour ago, r1man said:

In case of no internet connection or connection failure, ESET will try to run the automatic update later again, right? 

Yes.

[JitzyJT 1]

What's the update frequency for ESET to update it's module?

 

It's been 4 hours since it last updated the signatures.
 

Is this normal? I thought the frequency was every hour or two?

 

 

 

 

Edited August 8, 2020 by JitzyJT

[Marcos 5,281]

9 minutes ago, JitzyJT said:

What's the update frequency for ESET to update it's module?

About 6 hours during weekends. Anyways, streamed updates coupled with the LiveGrid reputation system ensure receiving newly added detections every few minutes.

[JitzyJT 1]

2 hours ago, Marcos said:

About 6 hours during weekends. Anyways, streamed updates coupled with the LiveGrid reputation system ensure receiving newly added detections every few minutes.

Thank you @Marcos

So it's about every 6hrs during weekends for signature updates?

What about during Mon-Fri?

[itman 1,752]

53 minutes ago, JitzyJT said:

What about during Mon-Fri?

For me, it's 3 - 4 hours with it closer to 3 hours the majority of time.

Also as mentioned, anything of a critical nature is pushed within minutes via streamed or LiveGrid updates.