Components Of Symantec Antivirus - Symantec 10551441 - AntiVirus Corporate Edition Installation Manual

20 Introducing Symantec AntiVirus

Components of Symantec AntiVirus

Components of Symantec AntiVirus
Quickly respond to virus outbreaks and deploy updated virus definitions.
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Provide a high level of protection and an integrated response to security
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threats for all users that connect to your network, including telecommuters
with always-on connections and mobile users with intermittent connections
to your network.
Obtain a consolidated view of multiple security components across all of the
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workstations on your network.
Perform a customizable, integrated installation of all of the security
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components and set policies simultaneously.
Table 1-1 lists and describes the main components of Symantec AntiVirus.
You can also view supported operating systems for each feature.
See "Installation requirements"
Table 1-1 Components of Symantec AntiVirus
Component
The Symantec System Center
Symantec AntiVirus server
Symantec AntiVirus client
LiveUpdate
on page 69.
Description
Performs management operations such as the following:
Installing antivirus protection on workstations and
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network servers.
Updating virus definitions.
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Managing network servers and workstations
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running Symantec AntiVirus.
Protects the supported Windows and NetWare
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computers.
Pushes configuration and virus definitions files
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updates to managed clients.
Provides antivirus protection for networked and non-
networked computers. Symantec AntiVirus protects
supported Windows computers.
Provides the capability for computers to automatically
pull updates of virus definitions files from the Symantec
LiveUpdate server or an internal LiveUpdate server.