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Originally Posted by Anupam
Yes, download sites do offer definitions/database updates. I have installed databases/definitions that way many times for Avast, MBAM, SAS, and Avira. In case of Avast, MBAM and SAS, the update file is a setup file. You simply run the exe and the definitions/database gets updated, and integrated into the software. In case of Avira, you have to point it to the update file, and it integrates it into its database. ...
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So then, whenever possible, it may be preferable for those with dodgy internet connections to take this route than to update from the program's site (unless the site has a resume download provision).
It also means that the update can be done for 1 PC and then moved to another by removable media rather than doing multiple downloads, if there's an issue of limited broadband.
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Originally Posted by Anupam
Now, I don't know what goes on behind the scene, and I don't think I need to.
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True.