Application check for updates

I was looking at the Thunderbird 3 issue, and saw it was fixed in v4.2, but I had v4.0.

I was a bit surprised to realise that Nod32's automatic updating doesn't include updating the application version itself, only signatures.

There is also no manual "check for program updates".

Apparently I have to go to the Eset website and manually download the latest application version to get it. That seems very clumsy in these times.

Am I missing something? Is there a reason for this?
My setup is set to "Always update program components"...
Thanks

Aaron
(WinXP SP3)

 

You are not missing anything. That is how Eset has the updates setup to ensure minimum disruption in case of something going wrong
https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=1437510

 

Thanks. I am OK with them not automatically updating the app, but they should tell us about it automatically, and offer a way to download the update within the application.

 

CuttingEdge created some discussion on this very subject here:

NOD 32 does not notify of available updates

Nothing seems to have changed