is there a auto update time limit ?

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  1. mantra

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    Hi
    i'm tring to last version of nod32 v4

    i would like to know if there is a time limit to auto update

    i mean i create a schedule auto update every 30 minutes
    i click run now , but seems nod does not perform the auto update
    at least the blue ball (update) doesn't change , i mean the small clock on the left low corner of the ball

    i'm using the full version
    on my girlfriend laptop i installed the trial version

    thanks
    cheers
     
  2. Marcos

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    The minimum interval for update tasks is 60 minutes. However, if you run an update manually by clicking "Update virus signaute database" update should be run immediately.
     
  3. mantra

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    but the schedule

    thanks
    is this the reason the task/schedule doesn't run ?

    i mean if i create a taks/schedule to update every 60 minutes , and i click run now , should work ?
    because i did a schedule to try to update every 60 minutes , run now ,but the blue ball doesn't change and i did not see any connection to update

    thanks

    yes it works
     
  4. Sacles

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    Hello,

    o_O

    I just created a task update with an interval of 30 minutes.
     
  5. mantra

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    and does it work?
     
  6. dmaasland

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    Even if you set a 30 minute interval, it will only check once every 60 minutes.
     
  7. Sacles

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    So why NOD32 allows it to go below 60 minutes? This is misleading.
     
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    but if you click on a update schedule/task run now , do you see the blue ball with the small clock ?
    i mean do you see nod that tries to update?


    thanks
     
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    I've never seen a blue ball.

    I just tried to update the with the original (60 minutes), I see nothing, no blue ball.

    My updates are done correctly (about 3 per day). They are visible in the logs.
     
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  10. toxinon12345

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    i think the interval limit is 10 minutes, even if you set the task to a lower value than 10
    mantra, if you are using version 5, the run now command will launch the task based on run conditions for the task, i reported that to ESET
     
  11. mantra

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    i'm using v4 ,i guess there is a internal interval of 60minutes for the schedules
     
  12. piranha

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    NOD32 updated database more often than many AV so what is the need to update each 30 min ?? In reality, we got just a maximum of 3-4 update a day, others got only one !!

    Just imagine how many server it will need to accept update check each 30 minutes or 15 mintues, from all users around the world !!!

    dont come paranoid about security ! :p
     
  13. mantra

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    are you sure about 10 minutes ?
    i guess 60 min


    do you mean that with command line can i run the internal update?
    i'm using nod32 v4
    does v5 need more ram ?
    v4 56mb WS ram with process hacker


    what did you reported to eset ?

    thanks
    cheers
     
  14. Marcos

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    Right, it's 60 minutes.

    This is not possible.
     
  15. mantra

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    thanks Marcos

    but for a laptop , that some time i connect to the internet via usb key or via wireless in some places ,what should i do ? perform a manual update

    an example
    i mean i boot my laptop , there is not internet , nod tried to update but there is not internet , after 20min i connect via wireless i check my emails and so on on for 10 min and i shut down my laptop , the only way to get the update is a manual update,isn't it?

    in the example , i'm not home
     
  16. Sacles

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    Hello,

    mantra, you must change your scheduled tasks to update like this: "Run task as soon as possible".
     
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    it is suppose to be.... update each 1 hour, if not, run task as soon as possible
     
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    Hello,

    I understand "Run task as soon as possible" as this: (it's an example):
    1. I turn off my PC at 08:00 pm. The scheduled task was performed between 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm (assuming a verification every 60 minutes).
    2. If the Internet connection is restored at 09:00 pm (or later), The scheduled update task will run.

    In other words: As soon as the period between the last successful check is over 60 minutes, the next task is executed.

    That's correct or not?
     
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  19. piranha

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    yes you are right but.....

    i just means that the options "run as soon as possible" is NEVER the first one for a scheduled task, but second as your example ;)
     
  20. Sacles

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    And when the connection is established, do the job "Automatic update After dial-up connection" is it launched?
     
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    Let me explain in a different way:

    The default value is 60 min

    but if you create your own update task and change that value: repeteadly, dont run on battery unchecked, every 7 minutes and wait until the next scheduled time.
    The task will run every 10 minutes, even if you set it to 7, because is the limit.
     
  22. toxinon12345

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    have you unchecked the "dont run on battery" option in the regular automatic update task?

    It would be great if automatic detection of the USB modem could be performed
     
  23. mantra

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    but are you talking about nod v4 or 5?
    did you test it ? for example with a firewall ?
    i did it ,but nod doesn't even try to connect to the net to check for new updates

    because -> https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showpost.php?p=1913895&postcount=14
     
  24. toxinon12345

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    Both versions,
    If download does not happens by a firewall blocking the connection or by other reasons, thats another story.
    The task is launched trying to check for new modules and the tray icon is spinning every 10 min here, and this can be logged in the events log (currently i have set logging to diagnostic).
     
  25. mantra

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    i did monitor nod as well with outpost
    i have 2 autoupdate schedule ,i did not create them
    1) @ user log on (once per hour at maximum)
    2) every 60 minutes

    and i did a test , i created one like yours, every 10 minutes

    i did notice that nod32 performs this task only after 1 hour a successful update
    i checked outpost log
     
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