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VirusScan
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8.6 for Mac User Guide Glossary
Daemon A program that runs constantly and exists to handle service requests the
computer system receives. The daemon program then forwards these
requests to other programs or processes.
DAT files Virus definition files that allow the anti-virus software to recognize viruses
and related potentially unwanted code embedded in files.
EICAR European Institute of Computer Anti-Virus Research. EICAR has developed
files that can be used to test the proper installation and operation of anti-virus
software.
deploy, deployment The act of distributing and installing Setup programs to client computers
from a central location.
directory In the console tree, the list of all computers to be managed via ePolicy
Orchestrator; the link to the primary interfaces for managing these
computers.
distributed software
repositories
A collection of web sites or computers located across the network in such a
way as to provide bandwidth-efficient access to client computers. Distributed
repositories store the files that client computers need to install supported
products and updates to these products.
enforce, enforcement The act of applying predefined settings on client computers at predetermined
intervals.
ePolicy Orchestrator
agent
A program that performs background tasks on managed computers,
mediates all requests between the ePolicy Orchestrator server and the
anti-virus and security products on these computers, and reports back to the
server to indicate the status of these tasks.
ePolicy Orchestrator
console
The user interface of the ePolicy Orchestrator software that is used to
remotely control and monitor managed computers.
ePolicy Orchestrator
database
The database that stores all data received by the ePolicy Orchestrator server
from the ePolicy Orchestrator agent and all settings made on the server itself.
ePolicy Orchestrator
database server
The computer that hosts the ePolicy Orchestrator database. This can be the
same computer on which the ePolicy Orchestrator server is installed or a
separate computer.
ePolicy Orchestrator
remote console
The ePolicy Orchestrator user interface when it is installed on a separate
computer from the ePolicy Orchestrator server.
ePolicy Orchestrator
server
The back-end component of the ePolicy Orchestrator software.
error reporting utility A utility specifically designed to track and log failures in the McAfee software
on your system. The information that is obtained can be used to help analyze
problems.
eUpdate eUpdate allow you to update your DAT files and the virus-scanning engine. It
automatically checks daily for new updates when there is an Internet
connection.
events Data exchanged during agent-server communication that includes
information about each managed computer (for example, hardware and
software) and its managed products (for example, specific policy settings and
the product version numbers).