Defender updates?

[Cant Fix Stupid]

Is there any reason why size of definition signatures download has remained
constant? The last 7-10 updates have all been 12 mb in size. Before that
updates ranged from 10 - 12 mb depending on additional signatures added.

How can update remain same size now when definitions are being added?????

https://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Definitions/ADL.aspx

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Definitions from the portal will always be Full, with Engine--hence the
naming. They will be sufficient to bring the product up to date from the
initial download state.

Definitions acquired via WindowsUpdate or autoupdate within the program may
be incremental and far smaller.

That said, I don't know the answer to your observation. Microsoft staff
have been rather thin on the ground here of late, but you never know...

 

[Ǝиçεl]

2009-10-29 09:01:27 AM
(849 kb ) (KB915597) Delta
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2009-11-02 09:01:17 AM
( 1.16 MB ) (KB915597) Delta
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2009-11-06 AM
( 1.20 MB ) (KB915597) Delta
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2009-11-09 9:01:22 AM
( 1.2 MB ) (KB915597) Delta
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2009-11-12 09:01:15 AM
( 1.2 MB ) (KB915597) Delta
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2009-11-16 09:01:18 AM
( 1.4 MB ) (KB915597) Delta
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2009-11-19 09:00: AM
( 1.9 MB ) (KB915597) Full
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2009-11-23 09:00: AM
( 154 KB ) (KB915597) Delta
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Happy Thanksgiving Day
2009-11-26 09:00:55: AM
( 187 KB ) (KB915597) Delta
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2009-11-30 09:01:32 AM
( 143 KB ) (KB915597) Delta
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[Ǝиçεl]

I've cºpied this posting from Bill Sanderson specially the paÑt about dealing
with ...

The definitions at the security portal are always the latest, and may be
newer than what has been pushed out.
However, they are also packaged in a way that makes for a large
download--easy for broadband, harder for dial-up.
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