Database and application module update scenarios

Updating the databases and application modules of Kaspersky Endpoint Security ensures up-to-date protection on your computer. New viruses and other types of malware appear worldwide on a daily basis. Kaspersky Endpoint Security databases contain information about threats and ways of neutralizing them. To detect threats quickly, you are urged to regularly update the databases and application modules.

The following objects are updated on users' computers:

• Anti-virus databases. Anti-virus databases include databases of malware signatures, description of network attacks, databases of malicious and phishing web addresses, databases of banners, spam databases, and other data.
• Application modules. Module updates are intended for eliminating vulnerabilities in the application and to improve computer protection methods. Module updates may change the behavior of application components and add new capabilities.

Kaspersky Endpoint Security supports the following scenarios for updating databases and application modules:

• Update from Kaspersky servers.

  Kaspersky update servers are located in various countries throughout the world. This ensures high reliability of updates. If an update cannot be performed from one server, Kaspersky Endpoint Security switches over to the next server.

  

  Update from Kaspersky servers

• Centralized update.

  Centralized update reduces external Internet traffic, and provides for convenient monitoring of the update.

  Centralized update consists of the following steps:

  1. Download the update package to a repository within the organization's network.

     The update package is downloaded to the repository by the Administration Server task named Download updates to Administration Server repository.

  2. Download the update package to a shared folder (optional).

     You can download the update package to a shared folder by using the following methods:

     • Using Kaspersky Endpoint Security Update task. The task is intended for one of the computers in the local company network.
     • Using the Kaspersky Update Utility. For detailed information about using Kaspersky Update Utility, refer to the Kaspersky Knowledge Base.
  3. Distribute the update package to client computers.

     The update package is distributed to client computers by the Kaspersky Endpoint Security Update task. You can create an unlimited number of update tasks for each administration group.

  

  Updating from a server repository

  

  Updating from a shared folder

  

  Updating using Kaspersky Update Utility

For the Web Console, the default list of update sources contains the Kaspersky Security Center Administration Server and Kaspersky update servers. For the Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console, the default list of update sources contains distribution points and Kaspersky update servers. For more details about distribution points, refer to the Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console Help. You can add other update sources to the list. You can specify HTTP/FTP servers and shared folders as update sources. If an update cannot be performed from an update source, Kaspersky Endpoint Security switches over to the next one.

Updates are downloaded from Kaspersky update servers or from other FTP- or HTTP servers over standard network protocols. If connection to a proxy server is required for accessing the update source, specify the proxy server settings in Kaspersky Endpoint Security policy settings.