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Updating Spam and Virus Definitions Using Energize Updates
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■ Barracuda Spam Firewall User’s Guide
Updating Spam and Virus Definitions Using Energize Updates
The ADVANCED-->Energize Updates page lets you manually update the current spam and virus
definitions, as well as change the interval at which the Barracuda Spam Firewall checks for updates.
Energize Updates provide the Barracuda Spam Firewall with the latest spam and virus definitions.
The following table describes the Spam Definition Updates fields on this page. Click Save Changes
after making any updates to this page.
The following table describes the Virus Definition Updates fields on this page. Click Save Changes
after making any updates to this page.
Field Description
Current Spam
Definition Version
Displays the version that is currently running on the Barracuda Spam
Firewall.
Latest Version
Available
Displays the latest version that is available. If the current version running on
the Barracuda Spam Firewall is not the latest, click Update to download the
latest version.The Update button is disabled if the system already has the
latest version.
Previous Version Displays the previous version that was running on the system. To go back
to this version of the spam definitions, click Revert.
Automatically Update
Spam Definitions
Determines whether definitions are automatically updated when new
versions are available. The recommended setting is Yes.
Spam Definition
Update Frequency
Determines the frequency at which the Barracuda Spam Firewall checks for
updates. The recommended setting is Hourly.
Hourly updates occur at the beginning of each hour. Daily updates occur at
12:20am (twenty after midnight).
Field Description
Current Virus
Definition Version
Displays the version that is currently running on the Barracuda Spam
Firewall. To view more information about the version, click view release
notes.
Latest Version
Available
Displays the latest version that is available. If the current version running on
the Barracuda Spam Firewall is not the latest, click Update to download the
latest version.The Update button is disabled if the system already has the
latest version.
Previous Version Displays the previous version that was running on the system. To go back
to this version of the virus definitions, click Revert.
Automatically Update
Virus Definitions
Determines whether definitions are automatically updated when new
versions are available. The recommended setting is Yes.
Virus Definition Update
Frequency
Determines the frequency at which the Barracuda Spam Firewall checks for
updates. The recommended setting is Hourly.
Hourly updates occur at the beginning of each hour. Daily updates occur at
12:40am (forty minutes past midnight).