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CHAPTER 4. USING KASPERSKY
ANTI-VIRUS
This chapter contains solutions for typical tasks related to work with Kaspersky
Anti-Virus, such as application updating, management of license keys, anti-virus
protection of HTTP traffic, and configuration of different anti-virus scanning
parameters for various user groups. The tasks described in this section reflect
basic features of Kaspersky Anti-Virus. Their implementation in a specific
configuration will depend upon the organizational peculiarities of your network
and the existing security policy. Please refer to Chapter 5 on p. 34 for a detailed
explanation of application settings used in description of these tasks.
Anti-Virus, such as application updating, management of license keys, anti-virus
protection of HTTP traffic, and configuration of different anti-virus scanning
parameters for various user groups. The tasks described in this section reflect
basic features of Kaspersky Anti-Virus. Their implementation in a specific
configuration will depend upon the organizational peculiarities of your network
and the existing security policy. Please refer to Chapter 5 on p. 34 for a detailed
explanation of application settings used in description of these tasks.
4.1. Updating the anti-virus
databases
Kaspersky Anti-Virus uses the anti-virus databases while processing the objects
requested by users through Squid proxy.
requested by users through Squid proxy.
The anti-virus databases are employed during scanning and disinfection of
infected objects; they contain descriptions of all currently known viruses and the
methods of disinfection for objects affected by those viruses.
infected objects; they contain descriptions of all currently known viruses and the
methods of disinfection for objects affected by those viruses.
The keepup2date component is included into the application to provide for
software updates. The updates are retrieved from the update servers of
Kaspersky Lab, e.g.:
software updates. The updates are retrieved from the update servers of
Kaspersky Lab, e.g.:
http://downloads1.kaspersky-labs.com/
http://downloads2.kaspersky-labs.com/
ftp://downloads1.kaspersky-labs.com/
http://downloads2.kaspersky-labs.com/
ftp://downloads1.kaspersky-labs.com/
etc.
The updcfg.xml file included in the installation package lists the URLs of all
available update servers.
available update servers.
The keepup2date component supports Basic authentication for
connections through a proxy server.
connections through a proxy server.
To update the anti-virus databases, the keepup2date component selects an
address from the list of update servers and tries to download updates from that
server. If the server is currently unavailable, the application connects to another
server, trying to download updates.
address from the list of update servers and tries to download updates from that
server. If the server is currently unavailable, the application connects to another
server, trying to download updates.