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Updating eScan Virus Signature Database
- How frequently is eScan's Virus Database updated?
- How does eScan performs updates?
- Can we configure the frequency of update-checks?
- Can eScan download updates via FTP or HTTP? Will it work through my normal Proxy or SOCKS Proxy Server?
- Can eScan download updates through my Firewall?
- How eScan does performs updates?
- How much time does eScan take to update?
- How do eScan Clients get updated?
- Does eScan updates flow across different networks, sub-networks?
- How can I download updates for my eScan clients version 9 from an eScan Server version 10?
- How can I check that eScan has recently updated?
- Does eScan gives total virus protection from all latest viruses?
- I receive lots of SPAM emails which is not detected by eScan. How can I update the eScan Anti-Spam database?
- How does Client Live Updater in eScan Management Console work?
- How do I get cumulative updates for eScan & MailScan?
- How does eScan get updates from ISA Proxy Server?
- How often does the eScan Management server download updates from internet?
- How can I schedule download of updates by eScan Clients from eScan Server?
- My eScan clients are unable to get updates from eScan server, once I log out from eScan server?
- How frequently is eScan's Virus Database updated?
Answer:
The Web and FTP sites are normally updated once every day.
On certain occasions, they may be updated more frequently, in response to a virus epidemic (eg. the Love-Bug virus).
Answer:
eScan automatically keeps its virus database updated.
It checks for availability of the Internet connection. If it detects that Internet connectivity is present, it then checks to see if a new update is available.
If new updates are available, they are downloaded and implemented automatically.
The default frequency for update checks is currently set at 1-hour intervals, but can be manually configured for other periods as per the customer's requirements.
Answer:
Yes.
Answer:
Yes.
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Yes. Either using HTTP downloads or using Passive FTP.
Answer:
eScan uses an incremental update process. This allows it to only download the new virus signatures and append it to the existing anti-virus database.
This is normally a very fast operation with minimal impact on your Internet connection bandwidth and is a huge advantage when compared to other products that must re-download the entire anti-virus database file each time.
Answer:
Due to the nature of incremental updates, the download files required by eScan is very small in size.
Hence, it would not take more than 5-10 minutes for a complete download on a (slow) modem connection. But it also depends on your connectivity to the Internet.
