Malware Database Scheduled Update

What can I do here?

Use this window to enable scheduled updates of the malware database. The scheduled update applies to Anti-Bot and Anti-Virus.

Getting Here - Security Policies > Threat Prevention > Policy > Threat Tools > Updates > Anti-Bot and Anti-Virus sections > Schedule Update

Scheduling Updates

You can change the default automatic schedule for when updates are automatically downloaded and installed. If you have Security Gateways in different time zones, they are not synchronized when one updates and the other did not yet update.

To configure Threat Prevention scheduled updates:

1. In SmartConsole, go to the Security Policies page and select Threat Prevention.
2. In the Threat Tools section of the Threat Prevention Policy, click Updates.
3. In the section for the applicable Software Blade, click Schedule Update.

   The Scheduled Update window opens.

4. Make sure Enable <feature> scheduled update is selected.
5. Click Configure.
6. In the window that opens, set the Update at time and the frequency:
   • Daily - Every day
   • Days in week - Select days of the week
   • Days in month - Select dates of the month
7. Click OK.
8. Click Close.
9. Install the policy for the applicable Software Blade:
   • IPS updates, install the Access Control policy (for Pre-R80 gateways)
   • Anti-Bot, Anti-Virus, and Threat Emulation updates, and R80.x IPS gateways, install the Threat Prevention policy