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Knowledgebase : eScan FAQ > Updating eScan Virus Signature Database
A. eScan uses an incremental update process. This allows it to only download the new virus signatures and append it to the existing anti-virus database. This is normally a very fast operation with minimal impact on your Internet connection bandwidth and ...
A. Yes. Either using HTTP downloads or using Passive FTP.
A. Yes, since eScan is updated on a daily basis with all the latest virus information, it gives you round-the-clock 100% protection.
A. Yes, provided you install atleast one eScan Server in each of the other networks OR install the eScan Server on the Gateway PC. If you have installed eScan Servers on multiple networks, then you should configure one eScan Server as the Master eScan Se...
A. In eScan version 9, if you right click on " 'e " icon in the system tray, there is an option of "View log files".Click on the "View Download Log" option to check the status of the updates. Or place the mouse pointer on the " e " icon (on the taskbar). ...
A. On client side it queries to the Management Console after every 60 Minutes. This setting is not present in the GUI but you can find this setting in eupdate.ini file under \program files\eScan folder and the entry is "VersionRequestTime=60".
A. As soon as an eScan Client starts, it will look for (poll for) an eScan Server. This operation is similar to how a DHCP Client looks out for a DHCP Server. As soon as the Client receives the IP address of the eScan Server, it will send update reques...
A. 1. ESUPDATEBD for eScan version 10.x and MailScan 6.x is a cumulative update of the latest signatures. It is for users who do not have access to the network or internet to download daily updates for eScan / MailScan. When you download this file and r...
A. eScan automatically keeps its virus database updated. It checks for availability of the Internet connection. If it detects that Internet connectivity is present, it then checks to see if a new update is available. If new updates are available, they ...
A. The Parent/Primary server will get live event alerts, like processes executed on the client system, in the Client Live Updater tab of the eScan Management console.It will receive live alerts from: Client belonging to Parent/Primary server. Seco...
A. For eScan to take updates from ISA Proxy server the following step need to be carry out at ISA proxy server Open the ISA management console. Expand the Server -> Policy Elements -> Client Address sets in the ISA tree. Create a Client ...
A. The Web and FTP sites are normally updated once every day. On certain occasions, they may be updated more frequently, in response to a virus epidemic (eg. the Love-Bug virus).
A. By default, eScan Management Console download the updates after every 120 minutes. If it doesn't update successfully after 120 minutes, it will retry.
A. Forward the emails considered to be spam to spam@mwti.net. After the Lab analysis of the email, we shall update our Antispam database and will be available in our next daily updates. NOTE: Select the "Forward as an attachment" option in your email...
Solution: When a user logs out from an eScan server, the EMC service (ESERV.EXE) will stop to run in Application Mode and automatically restart in Service Mode. However, it will take three minutes to restart the EMC service after the user has log out f...