General settings - Update

 

image\nota_shg.gif Note: In order to update the program, you must have previously registered as a Platinum Internet Security user. Only then will you be able to use the updates service. For more information, consult the Online registration section in this Help, or visit the Panda Software Online registration Web page in order to register.

 

For an IT security solution to be really effective, it must be fully and correctly updated. This means that the file that enables the program to detect viruses and threats (Virus Signature file) must be the latest version available. Similarly, with time the program may also be significantly modified, which will also need to be updated.

 

Panda Software offers its registered clients DAILY updates of the virus signature file (Update) via Internet. This file -which enables the program to identify viruses and other threats - is available in different formats (on floppy disk, CD-ROM, on a computer network, or on Internet). Panda Software allows all registered users to download the virus signature file, that it prepares EVERY DAY, from the updates page on its website. The address of the Panda Software updates Web page is: www.pandasoftware.com/com/updates.asp.

 

The program can also be updated (Upgrade) in the same way. The program will be updated when you specify that it should be done or when the program detects that it is necessary. This process is also carried out through the updates page on the Panda Software website.

 

To sum up, you can specify where Platinum Internet Security should obtain the virus signature file from: floppy disk, CD-ROM, computer network (local network) or Internet. You can also specify that it should update itself, without you needing to carry out any operations (it will be updated automatically and transparently when it detects an open connection to Internet, without affecting any operation that is in progress).

 

The following update characteristics can be configured, by clicking on the General options button on the program toolbar and selecting the Update tab.

 

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You can also set or configure the characteristics of the updates during the manual update process. If you started the manual update by clicking on the Update button on the toolbar, select the Configure updates option in the wizard.

 

Automatic updates

You can update Platinum Internet Security when and how you want. The program can also automatically update itself when necessary and when it detects a connection to Internet. In order to do this, the checkbox Enable automatic updates in this section must be enabled. By default, Platinum Internet Security automatically updates itself.

 

If you select this option, when Platinum Internet Security detects an open connection to Internet, it automatically connects to the Panda Software updates page. This process is transparent to the user, who will not notice that the program is being updated and does not use additional resources or affect other tasks, applications or processes that are running. You can continue working as usual without noticing any reduction in system performance. When the update is complete, Platinum Internet Security will inform you by displaying a message (if the checkbox Notify me when updating automatically, in the corresponding section of the configuration).

 

User ID. You can only carry out updates (this is one of the services included with Platinum Internet Security), if you have registered as a user (for more information, consult the Online registration section in this Help). When you have registered (using your activation code), Panda Software will send you the data that identifies you as a registered user of Platinum Internet Security: your User name and Password. This data allows you to use the services included in Platinum Internet Security. In this section, you must enter this data otherwise you will not be able to carry out the update.

 

Update location. The program can update the virus signature file (PAV.SIG) from two locations:

 

·      Internet. The virus signature file is downloaded from the updates page on the Panda Software website. The program can also be updated if necessary.

 

In order to carry out an update you need a User name and Password. This data is sent to you from Panda Software when you register as a Platinum Internet Security user. It is the same as the data that you need to enter the previous section.

 

You must only enable the option Access via a Proxy server if you connect to the Internet via a proxy server.

 

If you use a proxy to connect to Internet, click on Configure in order to enter the data for accessing the proxy. Although the program will detect them by default, you can also enter the IP address (number or numeric code that uniquely identifies every computer that exists) and the Port (access points in a computer or means through which information is transferred –inbound/outbound – from the computer to the outside and vice-versa) number that you use to connect to Internet via the proxy. It is advisable to contact the administrator of the network to which you are connected before modifying this data.

 

In addition, if you proxy server requires authentication you will have to enter your proxy server User name and password. ATTENTION! the User name and Password are not those sent to you when you register as a Platinum Internet Security user, but those that allow you to access Internet from a computer network through a proxy (where necessary). Contact the administrator of the network to which you are connected if you do not know this data.

 

·      Floppy disk, CD-ROM, or Local network. The virus signature file is stored on a floppy disk (it could be an update floppy disk, or not), CD-ROM (it could be an update CD, or not), or in a certain directory in the local network. The Path section (click on the button on the right in order to find it, or directly enter the path) gives the program the full path to the update so that it can collect it and carry out the update from there.

 

For more information about updates and configuring the updates system, consult the What is an update? section in this Help.

 

The updates performed by Platinum Internet Security are incremental. This means that when updating via Internet, only the necessary files or sections of a file will be downloaded. The new virus signature file (or PAV.SIG) will only be downloaded in full when the current file (outdated), is older than 28 days. The program can identify the differences between the current virus signature file and the new one. This makes the update process much quicker as only the differences between the two need to be downloaded. The incremental updates system fulfills two main objectives: reduce download time, speeding up the update, and relieve the computer of unnecessary load. This results in faster and lighter system performance.

 

image\nota_shg.gif Note: For more information about the Platinum Internet Security updates system, consult the What is an update? section in this Help.