There is an undocumented command-line parameter (/SCHED) that can be used with AVG Updater to check for and install updates automatically. The /SCHED switch can be used with AVG Anti-Virus versions 7 & 8.
AVG Anti-Virus 8.x
"%ProgramFiles%\AVG\AVG8\avgupd.exe" /SCHED=4
AVG Anti-Virus 7.x
"%ProgramFiles%\Grisoft\AVG7\avginet.exe" /SCHED=4
To test if the last update was successful, open AVG User Interface and verify the Last scan/Last update time and the Virus Database version.
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Does the ’4′ in /sched=4 mean anything? I’m not really clear on what this switch DOES exactly…