DrWeb antivirus is quite popular among PC users. A feature of this antivirus is that the virus database is updated up to several times per hour. The virus database is usually updated automatically. But it happens that auto-update is malfunctioning. Then the program starts signaling that the database has not been updated for an unacceptably long time. In this case, you need to update DrWeb manually.
Necessary
a valid license to use the antivirus
Instructions
Step 1
Check if your computer is connected to the Internet. Often, the antivirus program starts to malfunction after a long absence of an Internet connection or interruptions / interruptions in the connection to the Internet.
Step 2
In the shortcut menu, find the DrWeb icon (a spider logo on a green background) and open the antivirus program window by clicking the left mouse button. The launch shortcut should also be on the desktop of your computer or in the folder with the anti-virus software components.
Step 3
In the antivirus program window that opens, find the "Update" item. On top of the program window in which you are working, another window will open with various menu subdivisions. Among them there will be several points on updating the anti-virus database of the program.
Step 4
From the proposed items, select "Update now" and click on it with the left mouse button. After that, the program will start updating the virus database. Wait for the pop-up message that the application's anti-virus databases have been updated. If the message does not appear, reconnect the Internet and try to update the databases again.
Step 5
If you are using the free version of the DrWebCureIt! Scanner, which has no automatic update option at all, download the latest version of the scanner from the developer's website to update the virus database.
