Using Norton Pulse Updates
What is Norton Pulse Updates
In addition to the protection updates that Automatic LiveUpdate downloads, Norton 360 uses streaming technology to download the latest virus definitions. These downloads are called Pulse Updates. The Pulse Updates are lighter and faster than Automatic LiveUpdate. They keep your computer secure from the ongoing threats that exist on the Internet. Pulse Updates protect you against the rapidly changing environment of security threats. Pulse Updates should always be turned on to get the latest updates every few minutes.
LiveUpdate will check for updates to your Norton 360 every few minutes. If protection updates are available, LiveUpdate fetches virus definitions and installs them on your PC. Pulse Updates provide the updates in between the full updates, which LiveUpdate downloads automatically every eight hours. Norton 360 merges the new stream that is downloaded with the last updates that are installed. The downloads provide additional and fast protection for the latest threats in between the full updates without disrupting your online experience.
Even if you do not turn on Pulse Updates, LiveUpdate picks all the missed streams and updates your computer in the full-definition updates.
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How to use Pulse Updates to obtain frequent protection updates
Pulse Updates provide frequent, lightweight updates every few minutes in between the full updates. Always ensure that the Pulse Updates option is turned on. It protects you from the latest threats without compromising your system performance or disrupting your online experience.
You must be connected to the Internet to obtain latest protection updates by using Pulse Updates.
To turn on or turn off Pulse Updates follow the instructions below:
- In the Norton 360 main window, click Settings
- In the Settings window, under Detailed Settings, click Antivirus
- In the Settings window for Antivirus, click the Antispyware and Updates tab
- Under Updates, in the Pulse Updates row, do one of the following:
- To turn on Pulse Updates, move the On/Off switch to the left to the On position
- To turn off Pulse Updates, move the On/Off switch to the right to the Off position
- In the Settings window, click Apply