Applies to Kaspersky Small Office Security 2 for File Server
New viruses, Trojans, and malicious software emerge daily, so it is important to update the application regularly to keep your personal data constantly protected. Information about threats and methods of their neutralization is stored in databases, therefore their timely
updating is an essential part in the maintenance of reliable protection.
Application update downloads and installs the following updates on your computer:
- Anti-virus databases. The protection of information is based on databases which contain signatures of threats and network attacks, and the methods used to fight them. Protection components use these databases to search for and disinfect dangerous objects on your computer. The databases are added to every hour with records of new threats. Therefore, you are advised to update them on a regular basis. In addition to the antivirus databases, the network drivers that enable the application's components to intercept network traffic are also updated.
- Application modules. In addition to antivirus databases, you can also update program modules. The update packages fix vulnerabilities and add new or improve the existing functionality.
Kaspersky Lab's update servers is the primary source of updates
for
Kaspersky Small Office Security 2 for File Server.
To successfully download updates from servers, your computer must be connected to the Internet. By default, the Internet connection settings are determined automatically. If the proxy server settings are not properly configured automatically, the connection settings can be set manually.During an update, the application modules and databases on your computer are compared with those at the update source. If your computer has the latest version of the databases and application modules, you will see a notification window confirming that your computer's protection is up to date.
If the databases and modules on your computer differ from those on the update server, the application downloads only the incremental part of the updates.
The fact that not all the databases and modules are downloaded significantly increases the speed of copying files and saves Internet traffic. Prior to updating the databases the application creates their backup copies in case you may want to roll back to the previous database version. You might need the update rollback option if, for example, the databases have become corrupted during the update process. You can easily roll back to the previous version and try to update the databases again.
In Kaspersky Small Office Security 2 for File Server you can copy the retrieved updates to a local source while updating antivirus databases and later update other computers in the local network or update standalone computers. To update antivirus databases from the local folder you will need at least one computer connected to the Internet. See how to update from a local folder in KB5785.
