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an update. By default, detection for the new potentially unwanted program in the EXTRA.DAT
is ignored once the new detection definition is added to the daily DAT files.
Configuring the AutoUpdate task
To update DAT files and scan engines automatically for all McAfee products, you must configure
the AutoUpdate properties and schedule.
Task
For option definitions, click ? or Help on the tab.
1 To access the AutoUpdate properties use:
• ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 or 4.6 — Click Menu | Systems | System Tree and
select Client Tasks.
NOTE: Refer to the
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 Product Guide
for detailed
instructions on creating a new scheduled client task.
• ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0 — Click Systems | System Tree | Client Task and select
an existing update task or to create a new task, click New Task.
NOTE: Refer to the
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0 Product Guide
for detailed
instructions on creating a new scheduled client task.
• VirusScan Console — Select an existing update task (right-click and select Properties),
or create a new task (select Task | New Update Task, select the new task in the
list).
TIP: When you create a new client task, we recommend renaming the task with a
descriptive name.
2 Specify the log file location and format.
3 Configure whether to get newer DATs, newer engine, and other available updates such as
service packs, and product upgrades.
4 Specify which executable to run after the update task has completed and whether to run
it only after a successful update.
5 Click Schedule to configure when and how often the task should run. Refer to,
Using
scheduled tasks
for details.
6 Click Update Now, the task runs immediately.
Mirror tasks and how they work
The mirror task replicates the update files from the first accessible repository defined in the
repository list, to a mirror site on your network. The most common use of this task is to mirror
the contents of the McAfee download site to a local server.
After you replicate the McAfee site that contains the update files, computers on your network
can download the files from the mirror site. This approach is
practical
because it allows you to
update any computer on your network, whether or not it has Internet access; and
efficient
because your systems are communicating with a server that is probably closer than a McAfee
Internet site, economizing access and download time.
Part I - Prevention: Avoiding Threats
Updating detection definitions
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