Database Update

Program databases ("databases") are files with records used by the program components and modules to detect events occurring in your organization's IT infrastructure.

Virus analysts at Kaspersky detect hundreds of new threats daily (including "zero-day" exploits), create records to identify them, and include them in database updates packages ("update packages"). Update packages consist of one or more files containing records to identify threats that were detected since the previous update package was released. We recommend that you regularly receive update packages. When the program is installed, the database release date is the same as the program release date, and therefore you must update the databases immediately after installing the program.

The program periodically automatically checks for new update packages on the Kaspersky update servers (once every 30 minutes). By default, if for some reason program databases are not updated for 24 hours, Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform displays this information in the Dashboard section of the window of the program web interface.

The update functionality (including anti-virus signature updates and code base updates), as well as the KSN functionality may be unavailable in the territory of the USA.

Selecting a database update source

You can select the source from which the program will download database updates. The update source may be the Kaspersky server, or a network folder or local folder on one of the computers of your organization.

To select a database update source:

1. In the window of the program web interface, select the Settings section, General settings subsection.
2. In the Database update section, in the Update source drop-down list, select one of the following values:
   • Kaspersky update server.

     The program connects to Kaspersky update server over HTTP and downloads up-to-date databases.

   • Kaspersky update server (secure connection).

     The program connects to Kaspersky update server over HTTPS and downloads up-to-date databases. It is recommended to use HTTPS for database updates.

   • Custom server.

     The program connects to your FTP or HTTP server or to the folder with program databases on your computer to download up-to-date databases.

3. If you have selected Custom server, in the field under the name of this setting, enter the URL of the update package on your HTTP server or the full path to the folder on your computer containing the program database update package.
4. Click Apply.

The program database update source will be applied.

Updating databases manually

To start the database update manually:

1. In the window of the program web interface, select the Settings section, General settings subsection.
2. In the Database update section, click the Start button.
3. Click Apply.

The program database update will be started. The progress of the update will be displayed to the right of the button.