Updating Dr.Web
Configuring automatic updates for Dr.Web installed from the Doctor Web website
If you have downloaded your Dr.Web from the Doctor Web website, you can enable notifications about the availability of a new version. To do so:
1.On the Dr.Web main screen, tap Menu 
and select Settings.
2.On the Settings screen, tap Virus database update.
3.On the Virus database update screen, select the New app version check box.
If the check box is selected, Dr.Web checks for new versions every time the virus databases get updated. If a new version is available, you will be prompted to download and install it.
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 the Play Store app.
2.Tap your Google profile icon in the top-right corner of the screen.
3.Select Manage apps & device.
4.Select the Manage tab.
5.Tap the Updates available list and do one of the following:
•Select Dr.Web and then tap Update.
•Select the check box next to Dr.Web and tap the 
icon.
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The app is found on the Updates available list only if a new version of Dr.Web has been released. |
6.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 the required permissions.
Tap Open to start using the app.
Updating Dr.Web in HUAWEI AppGallery
You can configure automatic updates for applications installed from HUAWEI AppGallery (including Dr.Web). To do so, in the Manager tab of the HUAWEI AppGallery app, use the Auto-update over Wi-Fi toggle button.
You can also update Dr.Web manually:
1.Open the HUAWEI AppGallery app and tap Manager.
2.Select Dr.Web on the list of installed apps and tap Update.
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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 the required permissions.
Tap Open to start using the app.
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Dr.Web Ant-theft is designed to complicate the process of deleting Dr.Web from your device. If Dr.Web Anti-theft is configured on your device, disable it and remove Dr.Web from device administrators before deleting the app. |
To uninstall Dr.Web
1.In your device settings, select Apps or Application manager.
2.Select Dr.Web on the list of installed apps and tap Uninstall.
The quarantine folder and log files are not deleted automatically. You can delete them manually from the Android/data/com.drweb/files folder in the internal storage of your device.
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On devices with Android 11.0 or later, logs are saved in Download/DrWeb. |
Uninstalling Dr.Web through HUAWEI AppGallery
If you installed Dr.Web from HUAWEI AppGallery, you can uninstall the application by doing the following:
1.Open the HUAWEI AppGallery app.
2.Tap Manager.
3.On the next screen, tap Installation manager.
4.Select Dr.Web on the list of installed apps and tap Uninstall.
5.Confirm uninstallation.