Manually update the anti-malware database

If you want the Engine to have an up-to-date anti-malware database before you upgrade the Engine, you can manually update the anti-malware database on an Engine or individual nodes of an Engine Cluster.

The update command in the SMCaaS Application uses the default anti-malware database mirror URL.
Note:

You must update the anti-malware database by running the avdbfetch script on the Engine command line in the following cases:

  • To use an alternative mirror
  • To use an HTTP proxy
  • To update the anti-malware database by copying the database to the Engine from a USB memory stick

Steps

  1. Select Dashboard > Engines.
  2. Expand the nodes of the Engine for which you want to update the anti-malware database.
  3. Right-click an Engine node, then select Commands > Update Anti-Malware Database.

Result

The anti-malware database update begins. The update can take a while.