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Total Protection Service User Guide

Updating Total Protection Service

Scanning for threats

Total Protection Service connects directly to a site on the Internet and checks for:
Updates to the detection definition (
contain definitions for threats such as viruses and spyware, and these definitions
are updated as new threats appear.
Upgrades to software components. (To simplify product terminology, both updates
and upgrades are referred to as updates.)
Updates usually occur automatically in the background. By default, they occur 5
minutes after you turn on your server and every 12 hours thereafter. In addition, Total
Protection Service checks every hour for a special
response to a threat outbreak.
A message in the Total Protection Service console indicates when an update is in
progress, and you should not disconnect from the Internet or turn off your server until
the update is complete. You might also need to check for updates manually.
If a scheduled or on-demand scan is in progress when an update is scheduled to occur,
the scan will be canceled. Be sure to schedule scans so they will not conflict with
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updates.
To manually check for new udpates:
In the Total Protection Service console, select
A dialog box shows the progress of the update.
When the update is completed, the
the date, and a list of files that were downloaded.
Total Protection Service scans information on your Windows Home Server at these
times:
When you access files, folders, and programs, referred to as an on-access scan. You
can specify which types of file are scanned on access by configuring a policy in the
SecurityCenter.
When you request a manual scan, referred to as an on-demand scan. After you
install Total Protection Service for the first time, we recommend running an
on-demand scan of all your server's shares before proceeding.
When you specify a future time to perform a manual scan, referred to as a
scheduled scan. If your server is powered off when a scan is scheduled to occur,
the scan takes place five minutes after you power it up again.
If a scheduled or on-demand scan is in progress when an update is scheduled to occur,
the scan will be canceled. Be sure to schedule scans so they will not conflict with
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updates.
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