Updating and Uninstalling Dr.Web

Updating Dr.Web

Configuring automatic updates for Dr.Web installed from the Doctor Web website

If you have installed Dr.Web from the Doctor Web website, you can configure the application to check if a new version is available at every virus database update. To do so, open the virus database update section and select the New version of the app check box. If a new version is available, you will see a notification. You will be able to download and install a new version right away.

Updating Dr.Web in Google Play manually

If your Google Play app is not configured to update installed apps automatically, you can update Dr.Web manually:

1.Open Google Play and select My apps & games.

2.Select Dr.Web in the list of installed apps and tap Update.

The Update option will not be available until a new version of Dr.Web is released.

3.Dr.Web may require new permissions when it is updated. In this case, a notification asking to grant new permissions will appear.

Tap Accept to grant Dr.Web required permissions.

Tap Open to start using the application.

Uninstalling Dr.Web

Dr.Web Ant-theft is designed to complicate the process of Dr.Web removal from a device. If Dr.Web Anti-theft is configured on your device, disable it before proceeding.

1.Open the device's Settings .

2.Tap Apps or Application manager.

3.Select the Dr.Web from the list of installed application.

4.Tap Uninstall.

Note that the quarantine folder and the application log file remain in the device internal memory after uninstalling the application. If necessary, delete them manually from the Android/data/com.drweb/files folder.