Emsisoft recommends forcing a manual update due to Microsoft's latest patch for Meltdown/Spectre requiring a registry entry.
A 'update now' (update on next synch)' button would be super helpful!
Chip vulnerabilities and Emsisoft: What you need to know
the EAM client updates several times a day. Client update would be part of that.
Emsisoft is set to update hourly by default so "forcing a manual update" is not required.