Update Scenarios; About Scanning After Updating Virus Definitions Files - Symantec 10551441 - AntiVirus Corporate Edition Administrator's Manual

Update scenarios

About scanning after updating virus definitions files

The following scenarios show how administrators at two different companies
perform updates:
At Company A, the administrator downloads the new virus definitions file
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from the Symantec FTP site or Symantec LiveUpdate server to a primary
server on the test network. He tests the virus definitions file. When testing
is completed, he copies the virus definitions file to the master primary
server on his production network. He has configured other primary servers
so that they retrieve the update from the master primary server. All of the
other connected computers use the Virus Definition Transport Method.
Secondary servers retrieve the update from their primary server. Clients
retrieve the update from their parent server.
At Company B, the administrator downloads the new virus definitions file
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from the Symantec FTP site or Symantec LiveUpdate server to a test
network. She tests the virus definitions file. When testing is completed, she
downloads the new virus definitions file from the Symantec FTP site or
Symantec LiveUpdate server to the internal LiveUpdate server on her
production network. Some low risk users are allowed to go outside of the
firewall. When LiveUpdate runs on their computers, virus definitions files
are downloaded directly from the Symantec FTP site or Symantec
LiveUpdate server.
If Auto-Protect is enabled, Symantec AntiVirus begins scanning with the
updated virus definitions files immediately.
Once virus definitions files are updated, Symantec AntiVirus offers to attempt
to repair files that are stored in Quarantine.
You can run a manual scan or schedule a scan to check for expanded threats,
such as adware and spyware.
See "Scanning for viruses and other threats"
Updating virus definitions files
Update scenarios
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