Kaspersky Update Size

Prior22 · 09-30-2006, 04:00 PM

I have Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 and I check for updates every few hours and the typical update size is a few hundred kb's. This seems rather large to me. I was just curious as to why the update files were so large and if other anti virus programs gave such large update sizes. Thanks.

**johnwill** · 10-01-2006, 08:50 AM

I think the AVG files are probably that size. I only check once a day, and I have a 15mbit link, so the size isn't much of an issue.

**Cellus** · 10-01-2006, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by johnwill

...I have a 15mbit link, so the size isn't much of an issue.

Show off.

Kaspersky constantly refines present definitions as well as create new ones to maximize proper detection. It also depends on if you're downloading the Standard or Extended database definitions - Extended tends to include other malware, jokers, and some questionable programs.

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Prior22 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 128 OS: XP	Kaspersky Update Size I have Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 and I check for updates every few hours and the typical update size is a few hundred kb's. This seems rather large to me. I was just curious as to why the update files were so large and if other anti virus programs gave such large update sizes. Thanks.

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