Updating

Regular updating of virus databases by customers is essential for maintaining reliable security. A single computer with installed anti-virus that doesn’t use up-to-date virus definitions endangers all hosts in the network.

Updates of anti-virus agents including latest virus definitions are retrieved by an anti-virus server. It keeps the Internet traffic of the anti-virus software low and eliminates necessity of manual updating configuration.

Virus definitions and the anti-virus engine updating is completely automatic. A Dr.Web AV-Desk anti-virus server receives updates automatically and distributes them between customers’ computers connected to the server immediately, so no additional configuration or update scheduling is required. A service administrator can block the disable update option for users and customize virus databases updating frequency. Updating can be carried out for all Dr.Web AV-Desk components as well as for each separate component.

The virus databases version control and agent blocking implemented in Dr.Web AV-Desk help keep installed components up to date and prevent spread of infection.

Dr.Web AV-Desk retrieves updates from the Global Dr.Web Updating System. The Global Dr.Web virus monitoring system allows obtaining virus samples all over the Internet. Updates are obtained from several servers located in different points on the globe. Hot fixes are released as soon as an emerged threat has been analyzed. An update is tested over a huge number of uninfected files before it is released.