Controlling Virus Definitions Files - Symantec 10551441 - AntiVirus Corporate Edition Administrator's Manual

166 Updating virus definitions files

Controlling virus definitions files

Controlling virus definitions files
Change the LiveUpdate schedule.
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Manually launch LiveUpdate.
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To set LiveUpdate usage policies
1 In the Symantec System Center console, right-click a server or server group,
and then click All Tasks > Symantec AntiVirus > Virus Definition
Manager.
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In the Virus Definition Manager dialog box, do one of the following:
Check Do Not Allow Client To Modify LiveUpdate Schedule to prevent
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the LiveUpdate schedule from being modified on the client. (Schedule
Client For Automatic Updates Using LiveUpdate must be checked or
this box is dimmed.)
Uncheck Download Product Updates Using LiveUpdate to prevent
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application updates.
Uncheck Do Not Allow Client To Manually Launch LiveUpdate to
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prevent LiveUpdate from being manually launched on the client.
Note: When Do Not Allow Client To Modify LiveUpdate Schedule or Do Not
Allow Client To Manually Launch LiveUpdate is unchecked, LiveUpdate can run
on the client at any time.
The Symantec System Center console provides a set of tools for controlling the
deployment of virus definitions files on your network. Use these tools to do the
following:
Verify the dates of virus definitions files on servers.
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View the virus lists on servers and clients.
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Roll back to a previous virus definitions file (network-wide).
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If new virus definitions files are causing false positives or other problems for a
server, you can verify the version number of the virus definitions files on that
computer and then deploy an earlier definitions set from the Symantec System
Center console. All servers and clients in that server group will roll back to the
specified virus definitions files. You can also control the version of the virus
definitions files used on all servers and clients in a server group. Users who
download a virus definitions file that was not approved for company use can be
forced to use the virus definitions file that you specify. Because you can easily