Downloaded Virus Definitions

I have formatted my disc two or three times recently and when I come to
reinstall Mcafee 7 it can take a hell of a long time to download the extra
virus definitions to bring the prog up to date. My question is, where do
these virus defs reside on the disc and is also possible to back these up
so that next time I format the disc it will take a mtter of minutes not
hours tobring the software up to date

Thanks

 

not that I know of, I do know that it does take a hell of a long time to
download.

 

When I had a dial-up, and would also frequently reformat, I downloaded
the updates manually and kept them on a separate partition. This way,
I could re-install the software and then run the updates from the hard
drive.

 

Virus definitions, by there very nature, should not be backed
up for future use, since they are already out of date. If you
will use such crap bloatware that updating is a chore, then
that's your fault. My advice? Use am alternative that is every
bit as effective (more so, in fact), much leaner, much cheaper,
and updates in seconds.

eZ Antivirus
http://www.my-etrust.com/products/Antivirus.cfm