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Updating Quick Heal Total Security
Updates for Quick Heal Total Security are posted regularly on its website containing detection and removal of newly discovered
viruses. To prevent newly discovered viruses from infecting your computer, your system should have latest updated copy of Quick
Heal Total Security. By default Quick Heal Total Security is set to update automatically from the Internet. This is done without user’s
intervention. Only basic requirement in this case, is the availability of a valid Internet connection for availing automatic updates.
Automatic updates can also be applied from local or network path, but that path should have the latest set of definitions.
Some important facts about Quick Heal Total Security Updates
• All Quick Heal Total Security Updates are complete updates including Definition File Update and Engine Updates.
• All Quick Heal Total Security updates also provide you version up gradation, thus making available the new features and
technology for your protection.
• Quick Heal Quick Update is a single step upgrade.
Updating Quick Heal Total Security from Internet
Quick Update by default automatically updates your copy of Quick Heal Total Security through the Internet. For this, you only need
to have a valid Internet Connection. This feature works for all types of Internet connections (Dialup, ISDN, Cable, etc.)
To update Quick Heal Total Security manually through Internet
1. Click Start -> Programs -> Quick Heal Total Security -> Quick Update.
2. Follow the instructions and click Next button.
3. Check Download from Total Security Internet Centre.
4. Ensure that the Internet connection is active, and then click Next to initiate the update procedure.
5. Quick Update connects to the Total Security site, downloads the appropriate upgrade files for your copy of Quick Heal,
and applies it thereafter to your copy, thus updating it to the latest available update file.
Updating Quick Heal Total Security with definition files
If you already have the upgraded definition file with you, you can upgrade Quick Heal Total Security without connecting to the
Internet. It is specifically useful for Network environments with more than one PC. You are not required to download the upgrade
file from the internet on all the PCs within the network using Quick Heal.
To update Quick Heal Total Security through definition file:
1. Click Start -> Programs -> Quick Heal Total Security -> Quick Update.
2. Follow the instructions and click Next button.
3. Click Pick from specified path.
4. Click File to locate the definition file.
5. Provide the index file for the definition i.e. Index.dat.
6. Click Next.
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