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Updating and Upgrading VirusScan Software Update and upgrade methods Because new .DAT and program files are crucial to ensuring your anti-virus security, McAfee incorporates a range of updating options into the VirusScan product package. These include: • SecureCast service broadcasts. The McAfee SecureCast service uses BackWeb "push" technology to send out automatic .DAT file updates, product upgrades, virus alerts and other useful items to subscribers. McAfee recommends using a combination of this service and the mechanisms provided in VirusScan software to update and upgrade your software. To learn more about the SecureCast service, see Appendix C, "Using the SecureCast Service to Get New Data Files." • Scheduled automatic update and upgrade operations. VirusScan software includes two utilities that you can use to schedule regular .DAT file updates and product file upgrades directly from the VirusScan Console: AutoUpdate and AutoUpgrade. McAfee recommends that you use these utilities as your primary methods to update or upgrade your software for workstations on your network, after you download your files from the McAfee website or receive them through the SecureCast service. To learn more about these utilities see "Understanding the AutoUpdate utility" on page 230 and "Understanding the AutoUpgrade utility" on page 240. • Incremental .DAT file updates. The new McAfee iDAT, technology works transparently with the included AutoUpdate version. The new iDAT files consist of .UPD parcels and a DELTA.INI file that tracks what has changed between weekly .DAT file releases. The AutoUpdate utility uses the DELTA.INI file to determine files to download and install. By default, the AutoUpdate utility will download iDAT files unless the .DAT files or scan engine you have installed on your computer is significantly out of date. In that case, the AutoUpdate utility automatically downloads and installs the full .DAT package. You do not need to configure the utility for this purpose-it can choose which route it must take based on what it finds on your system. To learn more about how iDAT files work, see Appendix D, "Understanding iDAT Technology." • SuperDAT scan engine and .DAT file updates. McAfee releases a weekly SuperDAT package of current .DAT file updates and the current Olympus scan engine, together with a Setup feature that makes updating and upgrading a snap. The SuperDAT utility minimizes the need for complex software deployments each time you receive upgrade components. It takes care of shutting down any active scan operations, services, or other memoryresident software components that might interfere with your updates, then copies the new files to their proper locations and enables your software to use them immediately. 228 McAfee VirusScan Anti-Virus Software