McAfee AVM85M - VirusScan For Mac User Manual page 60

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VirusScan 8.6 for Mac User Guide
Daemon
DAT files
EICAR
deploy, deployment
directory
distributed software
repositories
enforce, enforcement
ePolicy Orchestrator
agent
ePolicy Orchestrator
console
ePolicy Orchestrator
database
ePolicy Orchestrator
database server
ePolicy Orchestrator
remote console
ePolicy Orchestrator
server
error reporting utility
eUpdate
events
A program that runs constantly and exists to handle service requests the
computer system receives. The daemon program then forwards these
requests to other programs or processes.
Virus definition files that allow the anti-virus software to recognize viruses
and related potentially unwanted code embedded in files.
European Institute of Computer Anti-Virus Research. EICAR has developed
files that can be used to test the proper installation and operation of anti-virus
software.
The act of distributing and installing Setup programs to client computers
from a central location.
In the console tree, the list of all computers to be managed via ePolicy
Orchestrator; the link to the primary interfaces for managing these
computers.
A collection of web sites or computers located across the network in such a
way as to provide bandwidth-efficient access to client computers. Distributed
repositories store the files that client computers need to install supported
products and updates to these products.
The act of applying predefined settings on client computers at predetermined
intervals.
A program that performs background tasks on managed computers,
mediates all requests between the ePolicy Orchestrator server and the
anti-virus and security products on these computers, and reports back to the
server to indicate the status of these tasks.
The user interface of the ePolicy Orchestrator software that is used to
remotely control and monitor managed computers.
The database that stores all data received by the ePolicy Orchestrator server
from the ePolicy Orchestrator agent and all settings made on the server itself.
The computer that hosts the ePolicy Orchestrator database. This can be the
same computer on which the ePolicy Orchestrator server is installed or a
separate computer.
The ePolicy Orchestrator user interface when it is installed on a separate
computer from the ePolicy Orchestrator server.
The back-end component of the ePolicy Orchestrator software.
A utility specifically designed to track and log failures in the McAfee software
on your system. The information that is obtained can be used to help analyze
problems.
eUpdate allow you to update your DAT files and the virus-scanning engine. It
automatically checks daily for new updates when there is an Internet
connection.
Data exchanged during agent-server communication that includes
information about each managed computer (for example, hardware and
software) and its managed products (for example, specific policy settings and
the product version numbers).
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