How to update databases of Kaspersky Small Office Security 2 for File Server on the computer without Internet connection?

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Contents:

• Description of the utility
• Brief instructions how to use the utility
• Step-by-step instructions how to use the utility
• Additional information about the utility

Description of the utility

 Attention! The update method described below is auxiliary, not the basic one; use this method if the computer with installed Kaspersky Small Office Security 2 for File Server has no Internet connection. The described update method does not provide an instantaneous delivery of the released updates and consequently does not keep the application in the actual state. 

In order to update all necessary databases and application modules of Kaspersky Small Office Security 2 for File Server, you can use a special update utility, which should be run manually from another computer or from an USB device which is connected to the computer with the Internet connection. 

First time the utility is launched all databases and modules necessary for the application and released to the present moment are loaded into a special folder, which resides in the folder with the update utility. Due to a large size of updates the first start of the utility usually takes some time. With each next start only missing, i.e. recently released, databases and modules will be loaded into the folder. 

In January, 2011 the size of Kaspersky Small Office Security 2 for File Server databases takes about 170 MB on the flash carrier . Bear this information in mind, when selecting a flash carrier to store the updates for the application. With the time the size of the updates is only going to increase. 

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Brief instructions how to use the utility:

1. Save the folder with the utility on the removable USB device, connect it to the computer with the Internet connection and run the utility (the Updater.bat file). 
2. Once the work of the utility is over, connect the USB device to the computer (without the Internet connection) with the installed application Kaspersky Small Office Security 2 for File Server and configure the application to update from a folder which contains the databases on the removable USB device (the Updates folder). 

In future regularly connect the same flash-carrier to any computer with the Internet connection and download new databases and update your Kaspersky Small Office Security 2 for File Server using the USB device. 

 You can load some missing databases/modules only if you have not deleted any files from the folder of the update utility.

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Step-by-step instructions how to use the utility:

Step 1. Download the required set of the update utility  for_ksos2_9.1.0.59.

Step 2. Unpack the downloaded set on another computer which is connected to the Internet or to an USB drive which is connected to the computer with the Internet connection. 

 Pay attention, the full path to the folder with the update utility should contain only Latin symbols and should not contain space characters!

Step 3. The first launch of the utility will take some time, as all necessary databases/modules, released so far, are downloaded into the folder of the update utility (the approximate size of updates is about 170 MB). To reduce the size of the downloaded traffic you can copy the databases from the computer with the installed Kaspersky Small Office Security 2 for File Server into the folder of the update utility (THIS IS NOT OBLIGATORY). 

For this before you start the utility the first time, perform the following actions: 

• in the folder into which the utility has been unpacked, create the Temp folder; 
• into the Temp folder copy the folder C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Kaspersky Lab\AVP9\Data\Updater\Temporary Files\ for Windows Server 2003 or the folder C:\ProgramData\Kaspersky Lab\AVP9\Data\Updater\Temporary Files for Windows Server 2008. 

Step 4. From the unpacked folder run the file Updater.bat (double-click the file to run it). 

Once the file is started, the following window appears on the screen: 

The window shows that the copying process has started (the path to the file Updater.exe, shown in the figure may vary from the path shown in the window on your computer). 

If you connect to the Internet via a proxy-server, add proxy-server settings to the ksos2.ini file. In order to do this, perform the following actions:

• In the utility folder find the ksos2.ini file and double-click it.
• In the text find the Proxy Settings section and type settings of your proxy-server instead of by default parameters:
• Address (proxy_url)
• Port (proxy_port)
• Login (proxy_login)
• Password (proxy_pwd).

• Save the ksos2.ini file and close it.

Step 5. When the window disappears, in the folder of the update utility open the file iupdater.txt and make sure the file contains the following record (implying successful update): 

The actual set of databases and modules is copied into the Updates subfolder of the folder, from which the file Updater.bat has been run. 

Step 6. Configure update of Kaspersky Small Office Security 2 for File Server from the Updates folder, into which the updates have been saved. In order to do this, perform the following actions:

1. open the application main window
2. on the upper right hand corner of the window, click Settings
3. on the upper part of the Settings window, select Update
4. on the right hand part of the window in the Update source  section, click on the Settings button
5. on the Update settings window on the Source tab, click on the Add link
6. select the folder into which you have downloaded databases and modules using the update utility(subfolder Updates)
7. click on the OK button
8. on the Source tab, uncheck Kaspersky Lab's update servers
9. on the Update settings window, click OK
10. on the Settings window, click OK
11. run the anti-virus databases update process

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Additional information about the utility

• If you have any problems with the download of the databases/ modules, enable detailed report (trace) of the download process.

For it open the file Updater.bat for editing and in the line add the command: 

-tf trace.txt 

For example, 

Updater.exe -u -c -o ksos2.ini -tf trace.txt > report_ksos2.txt 

Once the performed changes are saved, run the file Updater.bat and when the utility work is over and the error is reproduced, send the received trace log (the file trace.txt from the utility folder) to the Technical Support service via the My Kaspersky Account service.

• If utility work was terminated by the system (the iupdater.txt file contains the error Process is terminated), then to download update download and unpack the VCRT8.zip archive cnotaining libraries and unpack it to the folder with the utility.
• If the utility was unpacked on the computer (not a removable device), an error applied to folder access may appear. To eliminate the problem, move the folder with the utility to the Disk root directory (for example, C:\).
• Report of the utility work is written in the report_ksos2.txt file. With each utility start the report will be overwritten. In order the report will not be overwritten, but added, open the file Updater.exe for editing and add one more symbol ">". For example, the line was Updater.exe -u -c -o ksos2.ini > report_ksos2.txt, and after editing it will be Updater.exe -u -c -o ksos2.ini >> report_ksos2.txt.

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Useful references

What is Update in Kaspersky Small Office Security 2 for File Server?
How to update anti-virus databases in Kaspersky Small Office Security 2 for File Server?