Subject
How to set up a Schedule for Antivirus pattern file updates or Full system Scans
Description
This article describes how to set up a Schedule for clients to run pattern file updates and full system scans on a schedule.
Pattern files are updated from the client.
There are several ways for the Pattern files to be updated.
The preferred method is to set up a regular schedule for the pattern files to be updated.
This is done in the Antivirus Settings in the following way:
- In the Security Configurations tool, under the "All Security Configurations" or "My Security Configurations" group, select the desired Antivirus setting to edit.
- Go to the "Virus definition updates" section and check the box marked "Schedule virus definition updates" and then select "Change schedule".
- You can then set specific times, day of week, frequency, etc for the scan to run.
A full system scan can also be pushed from the core to the client like this:
- In the Security Configurations Tool, click the drop-down next to the "Create a task" icon. (The 2nd icon)
- Select "LANDesk Antivirus Task"
- Under "Actions to perform" choose "Update virus definitions" and select whether you want a Virus Scan to run after the definitions are updated (Start antivirus scan)
- Choose whether to schedule it as a push or policy task, whether to automatically target all LDAV clients, whether to start now or not, and whether or not to update the virus definitions on the core prior to running the task on the clients.
- Select the LANDesk Antivirus setting to use during this task.
There is also a vulnerability definition that can be run that will ensure that the pattern files are no older than X amount of days. If they are the computer can be scanned against that definition and it will cause a pattern file update to launch on the client.
The vulnerability definition is AV-107 titled "LANDesk Virus Definition Files Up to Date.
This configurable definition will detect managed nodes that have not updated their virus definition within the number of days specified in the custom variable, "Number of days Since Last Updated". The default value is 0 which means that the virus definition file on the managed node must match the virus definition file on the LANDesk core.
Configuring regular Antivirus pattern file updates within the LANDesk Antivirus Settings
- In the LANDesk Management Suite Console, open the Security Configurations tool and select the correct Antivirus behavior under All Security Configurations - LANDesk Antivirus
- Select the Antivirus behavior that the affected clients are using and select "Edit".
- In the "Download virus definition update from" section verify the settings for the source the clients will download the pattern files from:
- In the section "Schedule Virus Definition Updates" click on "Change Schedule"
- Set a time of day or a time range that you want the Virus Definition Updates to take place and click "Save"
- In the "Download virus definition update from" section verify the settings for the source the clients will download the pattern files from:
