Product guide

Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1 To install the SuperDAT file on an ePolicy Orchestrator server, use one of the following:
Steps...Server
ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 and 4.6 1
Click Menu | Software | Master Repository to open
the Packages in Master Repository page in the ePolicy
Orchestrator 4.5 and 4.6 console.
2
Click Actions | Check in Packages.
ePolicy Orchestrator 4.0 1
Click Software | Master Repository to open the
Packages in Master Repository page.
2
Click Check in Packages to open the Check in Packages
page.
2 Select Super DAT (EXE), browse to the location where you want to save the file, then
click Next.
3 Confirm your selection, then click Save. The Packages in Master Repository page displays
the new DAT package in the Name list.
Installing the EXTRA.DAT file on a client system
You can install the EXTRA.DAT file on a standalone client system after you have downloaded
the file from McAfee Labs. For EXTRA.DAT file downloading information, refer to About
emergency DATs .
Before you begin
You must have Administrator privileges to update the McAfee Security software.
Task
For option definitions, click Help in the interface.
1 Once the download is complete, locate the file you just saved, run the executable file, and
follow the instructions in the wizard.
The executable EXTRA.DAT file performs the following steps:
• Unloads McAfee memory-resident software or stops services that use your current DAT
files.
• Copies new DAT files to the appropriate program directories.
• Restarts the software components needed to continue scans with your new DAT files.
2 When the installer has finished updating your DAT files, you can delete the downloaded
file, or keep a copy available for further updates.
Part III - Response: Handling Threats
Configuring emergency DATs
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