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Understanding iDAT
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Technology
Understanding incremental .DAT files
To function at peak efficiency, Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus needs regular
infusions of new virus definition data files (.DAT files). Without them, the
software might not detect new virus strains or respond effectively to remove
the threat from your system. Prior versions of the AutoUpdate utility required
you to download and install the entire virus definition package each week.
That package has grown steadily in size with each new virus definition
addition and now includes more than 50,000 virus definitions.
With this Dr Solomon's Anti-Virus release, Dr Solomon's introduced a new
incremental virus definition (.DAT or iDAT) technology that consists of small
parcels that contain only the virus definitions that have changed between
weekly .DAT file releases—not the entire .DAT file set. Instead of a weekly
3
or larger .DAT file update, you can now download iDAT parcels that
MB
range in size from 100
come included. This development means that you can download .DAT file
updates much faster, and at a far lower cost in bandwidth, than ever before.
Better still, the AutoUpdate utility makes this process completely transparent
—it will download as many incremental .DAT files as it needs to bring your
software up to date. If your .DAT files are older than the backward range of
iDAT packages available, or if an iDAT download fails for any reason, the
utility will download the entire current .DAT file package. In either case, the
AutoUpdate utility ensures that you have absolutely current .DAT files to
protect your system, without the need to worry about which files to download.
Simply point the utility to an update source, schedule a time for the
AutoUpdate task to run, and let the utility do its work.
to 110
KB
IMPORTANT: Incremental updates apply only to .DAT files. Dr
Solomon's does not provide incremental updates for scan engine files. To
update your engine files, use the SuperDAT utility. The SuperDAT
utility will download and install only full .DAT file updates.
, depending on how many virus definitions
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