Specifications

Keeping Protection Up-to-Date
4-17
Component duplication applies to the following components:
•Virus Pattern
• Smart Scan Agent Pattern
• Virus Cleanup Template
• IntelliTrap Exception Pattern
• Spyware Pattern
• Spyware Active-monitoring pattern
Component Duplication Scenario
To explain component duplication for the server, refer to the following scenario:
1. The OfficeScan server compares its current full pattern version with the latest
version on the ActiveUpdate server. If the difference between the two versions is 14
or less, the server only downloads the incremental pattern that accounts for the
difference between the two versions.
Note: If the difference is more than 14, the server automatically downloads the full
version of the pattern file and 14 incremental patterns.
To illustrate based on the example:
• The difference between versions 171 and 175 is 2. In other words, the server
does not have versions 173 and 175.
• The server downloads incremental pattern 171.175. This incremental pattern
accounts for the difference between versions 171 and 175.
TABLE 4-1. Server component duplication scenario
Full patterns on
the OfficeScan
server
Current version: 171
Other versions available:
169 167 165 163 161 159
Latest version on
the ActiveUpdate
server
173.175 171.175 169.175 167.175 165.175
163.175 161.175 159.175 157.175 155.175
153.175 151.175 149.175 147.175