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Newbie/ Betting a simple answer to my question...But will help me decide if I should keep WEBROOT
A few months back ,bought my first laptop (A U530 Lenovo from best buy).
Came with 1 year of WEBROOT.
SHORT HISTORY....This is my second computer---
First was a DELL DESKTOP/year 2000.....
Loved that DELL, in it's day, was Considered a serious set up.
This new laptop.....makes that DELL look like a 10 dollar calculator! lol
13 years with that DELL.....dealt with NORTON, MACEFFEE,AVAST AVG---ANTI-VIRUS PROGRMS....
Now I got this new laptop, and betting WEBROOT BLOWS AWAY the previously listed anti-virus programs.
When I open Webroot,
I see the way to change options, I can click on a SCAN NOW........
But , THE QUESTION....
HOW DO I UPDATE(not set update times,but UPDATE with a click?)
HOW DO I SEE THAT The computer ever UPDATED?
After owning this laptop for months,no Idea if WEBROOT ever updated........Prolly did,,but no idea how to tell?
AVAST and AVG always gave the option to "UPDATE NOW"
Thinking so far WEBROOT might be the first antivirus willing to pay for.......
But not if I can't tell if it updates!........;)
Came with 1 year of WEBROOT.
SHORT HISTORY....This is my second computer---
First was a DELL DESKTOP/year 2000.....
Loved that DELL, in it's day, was Considered a serious set up.
This new laptop.....makes that DELL look like a 10 dollar calculator! lol
13 years with that DELL.....dealt with NORTON, MACEFFEE,AVAST AVG---ANTI-VIRUS PROGRMS....
Now I got this new laptop, and betting WEBROOT BLOWS AWAY the previously listed anti-virus programs.
When I open Webroot,
I see the way to change options, I can click on a SCAN NOW........
But , THE QUESTION....
HOW DO I UPDATE(not set update times,but UPDATE with a click?)
HOW DO I SEE THAT The computer ever UPDATED?
After owning this laptop for months,no Idea if WEBROOT ever updated........Prolly did,,but no idea how to tell?
AVAST and AVG always gave the option to "UPDATE NOW"
Thinking so far WEBROOT might be the first antivirus willing to pay for.......
But not if I can't tell if it updates!........;)
Best answer by ams963
I know but it's easier to explain this way to people new to WSA and the cloud. They're used to traditional definitions and we have to explain the cloud part by part. Otherwise some may go like what no definition? All the other top players got definitions. Why not WSA? Cloud is not safe.@ wrote:
Hey buddy there are no definitions it's all in the Cloud unless your PC can Hold 150TBs + info?@ wrote:
Hello Tracer. Welcome to the community.
WSA updates both itself and the definition automatically. You don't need to do anything. Just sit back, relax and enjoy your new laptop. WSA will take care of the security and itself.;)
Daniel :p
Also if you call these little wee db files definitions I think not in the sense of real Definitions are hundreds of MB's. LOL
My comment was technically wrong. I was just trying to make the new user understand and feel safe about WSA. But you're right. I should have said there' no need to update definitions because there is none. WSA is a cloud AV.:)
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