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How to configure and run Kaspersky Anti-Virus database update tasks?

Kaspersky Anti-Virus is a part of Kaspersky Lab and known for its real-time protection, detection and removal of the virus, malware, spam, and many new online threats. It is outlined for the PC running Windows and Mac.
There are certain actions to be taken after installing Kaspersky Anti-Virus, perform the following steps-
§  In the application database update task, configure the connection to the update source using Kaspersky Lab HTTP or FTP update servers.
§  Run the application database update task.
Perform the following actions as listed below in the Application database update task, to configure the connection with Kaspersky Lab update tasks-
1.      You need to open the Kaspersky Anti-Virus console.
2.      Click on the option ‘Start’ button, followed by ‘Programs’
3.      Select the option ‘Kaspersky Anti-Virus 8.0 for Windows Servers Enterprise Edition’
4.      Click on the option ‘Administration Tools’ followed by ‘Kaspersky Anti-Virus MMC Console’.
5.      In case you have started Kaspersky Anti-Virus console on PC other than the protected server then connect to the protected server-
·         Right-click on ‘Kaspersky Anti-Virus  snap-in
·         Select ‘Another PC’ to connect from the context menu.
·         Enter the protected server name in the input field.
Note- If the user account which you’re using to log-in to the Microsoft Windows doesn’t have the permission to access Kaspersky Anti-Virus Management on the server, then mention a particular user account that has such permissions.
6.      The Kaspersky Anti-Virus console window opens up.
7.      Select the ‘update’ intersection in the Kaspersky Anti-Virus console tree.
8.      Open the context menu on the ‘Application database update’.
9.      Select the option ‘Settings’.
10.  In the ‘Properties’ option select the ‘Application database update’ dialog window.
11.  Do the following steps, in case-
·         If Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Protocol (WPAD) isn’t configured on the network you’re using then you need to automatically detect the proxy server settings in the LAN.
You need to mention the proxy server settings – in the ‘Proxy server settings’ group > Select the ‘Use Custom proxy server settings’ > Enter the address in the ‘Address field’ > Enter ‘the port number’ for the proxy server in the port field.

·         If the network requires authentication while accessing the Proxy Server, select the necessary authentication method in the Proxy server authentication settings group-
o   Use NTLM-authentication- If the proxy server supports the built-in Microsoft Windows NTLM authentication. Kaspersky Anti-Virus will use the user account specified in the task to access the proxy server.
                    Note- By default, the task will run under the Local system (SYSTEM) user account)
o   Use NTLM-authentication by name and password- If the proxy server supports the built-in Microsoft Windows NTLM authentication. For accessing the proxy server Kaspersky Anti-Virus will use the account specified.
                     Tips- Enter the username and password or select a user from the list.
o   Use login name and password to select the basic authentication. Enter the username and password.
                                        Or,
          Select a user from the list.
12.   Select the ‘Ok’ button, after clicking on the ‘Properties’ >’Application database update’ dialog window.
Note- You have configured the settings for connecting with the update source in the Application database update task.  Now you need to run the task. 
In case you face any difficulty while performing the task of configuring and running the Kaspersky Anti-Virus database update, you can dial on Kaspersky Service Assistance to get support from the technical team.

Follow the steps to run the Application database update task-
          1.      Expand the ‘Update’ node, in the Kaspersky Anti-Virus console tree.
          2.       Open the context menu on the ‘Application database update task’.
          3.      Select the ‘Start’ command.
          4.      After the task has successfully completed, you can view the release date of the latest database updates installed in the Kaspersky Anti-Virus node.


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