Malware Signature Updates - Check Point HARMONY R81 Administration Manual

Malware Signature Updates

Anti-Malware gets malware signature updates at regular intervals to make sure that it can scan
for the newest threats.
These actions define the frequency of the signature updates and the source.
Action
Check for malware signature
updates every 4 hours
Check for malware signature
updates every 2 hours
Double-click an Action to edit the Properties.
You can change these settings:
n Check for updates every - Frequency, in hours, between client requests for malware
signatures and scanning for engine updates.
n Signature update will fail after - The connection timeout, after which the update source
is considered unavailable.
n Update Signatures From - The server or servers that the client gets updates from.
Signature Source:
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External Check Point Signatures Server - Get updates from a dedicated,
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external Check Point server through the internet.
Local Endpoint Servers - Get updates from the Endpoint Security
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Management Server or configured Endpoint Policy Server.
Other External source - Get updates from an external source through the
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internet. Enter the URL.
Shared Signature Source - Get updates from a shared location on an
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Endpoint Security client that acts as a Shared Signature Server . This makes
it possible to protect non-persistent virtual desktops in Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure (VDI) environments. Each non-persistent virtual desktop runs
an Endpoint Security Client, and gets the Anti-Malware signatures from a
shared folder on the Shared Signature Server that is a persistent virtual
machine. To learn more, see
If first update fails - Set a fallback update source to use if the selected update
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source fails. Select a different option than the first signature source.
Description
Signature updates occur every 4 hours from the Endpoint
Policy Server and Check Point server.
Signature updates occur every 2 hours from the Endpoint
Policy Server and Check Point server.
Shared Signature Server for Anti-Malware
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