Avira's update intervals ...

It appears that the default setting for Avira's AntiVir Premium auto update is set to every 24 hours. I know that this setting can be edited/changed. I was just wondering as to what other users have it set to. How frequently should it be checking for definition updates? 24 hours seems like a long time...

 

Set it to w/e you want. I have mine set to check every 6 hrs., but that may not be your cup of tea either.

 

I set mine to every 4 hours. I think that's enough. Many like to do the every hour check though. Depends on what suits you best I guess...

 

I find that a two hour interval works best for me.

 

Got it... Thanks everyone.

 

how often does avira release updates? because as of may 4, the latest virus definitions was from two days ago...

 

You can see how often they release updates here:

http://www.avira.com/en/threats/section/vdf_info/index.html

The last one on Fridays are usually the last one until Sunday evening or Monday morning, unless there is unusually heavy virus activity.

 

I've got mine set to check every hour

 

For Avira, every one or two hours is fine