User manual

7 Updates

The effectiveness of anti-virus software depends entirely on the scanning engine and the

virus definitions being up-to-date. For this reason, regularly download updates for the

Avira AntiVir Server from our download servers. To enable regular updates to be

performed, the Updater component is integrated in the Avira AntiVir Server. The

Updater component updates the following program components:

– Virus definition file

– Scan engine

– Program files (product update)

The Scheduler facility on the AntiVir server console allows you to create update jobs that

will be executed by AntiVir Updater at the specified intervals. Following the installation

of AntiVir server, an update job is created that will be executed by default at the

following interval: 60 minutes.

With every update order, the status of the virus definition files and the scan engine is

checked and updated if necessary, product updates are performed in accordance with the

configuration. You can initiate a manual product update from the context menu of a

server node on the AntiVir Server Console. A restart of the system after an update is

required only after a product update.

You can obtain updates via the following servers:

– directly from the Internet via a web server of Avira GmbH

– via a web server or file server on an intranet, which downloads the update

files from the Internet as the master server and supplies them to other servers.

This is useful if you want to update Avira AntiVir Server on more than one

computer on a network. A download server on an intranet can be used to ensure

the Avira AntiVir Server is up-to-date on the protected servers using a minimum

of resources. To set up a functioning download server on an intranet, you need a

server that is compatible with the update structure of the Avira AntiVir Server.

When a web server is used, the HTTP protocol is used for the download. When using a

file server, access to the update file is provided via the network. The update is configured

on the AntiVir Server Console.

Note

You can use AntiVir Internet Update Manager (file server or web server in Windows) as a

web server or file server in the intranet. AntiVir Internet Update Manager mirrors the

download servers of AntiVir products (including the Avira AntiVir Server) and can be

obtained on the Internet from the Avira website:

http://www.avira.com