The AVAST32 program can be regularly automatically updated via the special files. The following files are used: SP32.TMD, VPS30.TMD, MINISP.TMD, ASW32L.DAT, ASW32S.DAT and the associated files with the same name, but with the TM extension, where the time identification of the given TMD file is stored.
The SP32.TMD and SP32.TM files serves for the complete update of AVAST32 program including the virus database. These files released monthly and are available on the distribution CD in the TMD directory.
The VPS30.TMD and VPS30.TM files are used for update virus database (VPS file) of AVAST32 program. These files are usually released monthly or more often if it is necessary as a reaction on spreading of dangerous virus. The update VPS32.TMD file always contains the whole virus database. So if e.g. you missed the one update, you can update the database just by the latest VPS file and it is not necessary to update from all the files you missed. The files are available on the Internet and the distribution CD in the TMD directory.
The MINISP.TMD and MINISP.TM files serves for the partial update of AVAST32 program itself. These update files are released only in case, that some problem appears in the program and it is necessary to react quickly than the usual monthly update. These files are then available on our web pages.
The ASW32S.DAT and ASW32S.TM are used for the update of security - definitions of users and groups in AVAST32 program. These files can be created via the Enhanced user interface of AVAST32 program in the following way: Start the "User manager" via the "Options" item from the main program menu. Make the appropriate settings here. Only the users and groups with the "Global" flag will be used for the automatic update. If you would like to include the certain users or groups to the update, check the "Global user" check box on the "User" setting page and "Global group" check box on the "Group" page. Then is necessary to ensure that the settings have been written onto the disk, the program engine should do that after some time of idleness. You can check this by checking the time of the last modification of ASW32D.DAT and ASW32D.TM in the DATA subdirectory, where AVAST32 program has been installed (Program files\ALWIL Software\AVAST32\by default). If even after the waiting nothing happens, close the AVAST32 program from Enhanced user interface, via the "File" menu and select "Close and shutdown engine".
The ASW32L.DAT a ASW32L.TM files serves for the license update. These files are also stored in the DATA subdirectory, where AVAST32 program has been installed. The setting of the license is performed via the "Options/License" item in main program menu.
It is necessary to copy the ASW32S.DAT, ASW32S.TM, ASW32L.DAT, ASW32L.TM files from DATA subdirectory to some other directory. The update can't be done just by sharing the working directory of AVAST32 program for the workstations to download the files from there. AVAST32 has its files locked during the work, so no other application can use them.
The setting of automatic update itself is done in the Enhanced user interface of AVAST32 program via the "Options" menu, "Program Options" item on the "Updates" page