Updating the anti-virus database in ICAP mode

In ICAP mode, Kaspersky Scan Engine supports several ways of updating the anti-virus database.

When the anti-virus database is updated, the encrypted user agent string of KAV SDK is transferred to Kaspersky. See also the full list of data that is transferred to Kaspersky during an update.

Perform one of the following actions to update the anti-virus database:

• Configure automatic database updates in the UpdateSettings section of the ICAP mode configuration file.
• Send a SIGUSR2 signal to the kavicapd service.

  Kaspersky Scan Engine must be configured to update the database on this signal.

When you use one of these methods, a newer version of the database is automatically loaded by Kaspersky Scan Engine.