Symantec 11281411 Administration Guide - Page 8

Updating virus definitions files, Responding to virus outbreaks - security

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8 Contents Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Updating virus definitions files About virus definitions files 147 Virus definitions files update methods 148 Best practice: Using the Virus Definition Transport Method and LiveUpdate together 149 Best practice: Using Continuous LiveUpdate on 64-bit computers ... 149 Updating virus definitions files on Symantec AntiVirus servers 150 Updating and configuring Symantec AntiVirus servers using the Virus Definition Transport Method 150 Updating servers using LiveUpdate 156 Updating servers with Intelligent Updater 159 Updating servers using Central Quarantine polling 159 Minimizing network traffic and handling missed updates 160 Updating virus definitions files on Symantec AntiVirus clients 162 Updating virus definitions files on Symantec AntiVirus clients immediately 164 Configuring managed clients to use an internal LiveUpdate server 165 Enabling and configuring Continuous LiveUpdate for managed clients 166 Setting LiveUpdate usage policies 167 Controlling virus definitions files 168 Verifying the version number of virus definitions files 169 Viewing the threat list 169 Rolling back virus definitions files 169 Testing virus definitions files 170 Update scenarios 171 About scanning after updating virus definitions files 171 Responding to virus outbreaks About responding to virus outbreaks 173 Preparing for a virus outbreak 174 Creating a virus outbreak plan 174 Defining Symantec AntiVirus actions for handling suspicious files 175 Automatically purging suspicious files from local Quarantines ........ 176 Handling a virus outbreak on your network 177 Using virus alerts and messages 177 Running a virus sweep 178 Tracking virus alerts using Event Logs and Histories 178 Tracking submissions to Symantec Security Response with Central Quarantine Console 179

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Contents
Chapter
4
Updating virus definitions files
About virus definitions files
............................................................................
147
Virus definitions files update methods
..........................................................
148
Best practice: Using the Virus Definition Transport Method and
LiveUpdate together
..........................................................................
149
Best practice: Using Continuous LiveUpdate on 64-bit computers ... 149
Updating virus definitions files on Symantec AntiVirus servers
..............
150
Updating and configuring Symantec AntiVirus servers using the
Virus Definition Transport Method
................................................
150
Updating servers using LiveUpdate
.......................................................
156
Updating servers with Intelligent Updater
...........................................
159
Updating servers using Central Quarantine polling
............................
159
Minimizing network traffic and handling missed updates
.................
160
Updating virus definitions files on Symantec AntiVirus clients
...............
162
Updating virus definitions files on Symantec AntiVirus clients
immediately
........................................................................................
164
Configuring managed clients to use an internal
LiveUpdate server
..............................................................................
165
Enabling and configuring Continuous LiveUpdate for managed
clients
..................................................................................................
166
Setting LiveUpdate usage policies
..........................................................
167
Controlling virus definitions files
...................................................................
168
Verifying the version number of virus definitions files
......................
169
Viewing the threat list
..............................................................................
169
Rolling back virus definitions files
.........................................................
169
Testing virus definitions files
..........................................................................
170
Update scenarios
...............................................................................................
171
About scanning after updating virus definitions files
.................................
171
Chapter
5
Responding to virus outbreaks
About responding to virus outbreaks
.............................................................
173
Preparing for a virus outbreak
........................................................................
174
Creating a virus outbreak plan
................................................................
174
Defining Symantec AntiVirus actions for handling
suspicious files
...................................................................................
175
Automatically purging suspicious files from local Quarantines
........
176
Handling a virus outbreak on your network
.................................................
177
Using virus alerts and messages
.............................................................
177
Running a virus sweep
..............................................................................
178
Tracking virus alerts using Event Logs and Histories
.........................
178
Tracking submissions to Symantec Security Response with
Central Quarantine Console
.............................................................
179