Configuring the Malware Protection Indicator Download Channel

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To configure the download channel for malware protection indicators for all host endpoints:
  1. Log in to the Web UI as an administrator.

  2. From the Admin menu, select Policies to access the Policies page.

  3. In the Policies table, click the Agent Default Policy link to access the Edit Policy page.

  4. Select the Malware Protection tab.

    Policy_MalwareProtection_Tab.png
  5. In the Malware Detection section, verify that the Signature and Heuristic Detection ON/OFF switch is set to ON.

  6. In the Malware Definition Updates section, click the Malware Definition Source drop-down and select which connection channel the agent should use to receive the latest malware protection indicators. Valid options include Internet (default), HX only, and HX Preferred.

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  7. Click Save.

To set the update interval for the malware protection indicators for selected host sets:

Note

See "Creating a Custom Policy" in the Endpoint Security Agent (HX) Administration Guide for more information about using the Web UI to create a custom policy.

  1. Log in to the Web UI as an administrator.

  2. From the Admin menu, select Policies to access the Policies page.

  3. In the Policies table, click the link for the custom policy you want to modify.

  4. Select the Malware Protection tab.

  5. In the Malware Definition Updates section, click the Malware Definition Source drop-down and select which connection channel the agent should use to receive the latest malware protection indicators. Valid options include Internet (default), HX only, and HX Preferred.

    Policy_MalProtect_Definition_Source.png
  6. Click Save.

    Note

    After you save, click Reset to defaults to revert the Malware Definition Source and the Update Malware Definition Rules settings to the default settings.

Now you can assign host sets to the custom policy and set the policy priority level. See "Assigning Host Sets to Agent Policies" and "Configuring Policy Priority Using the Web UI" in the Endpoint Security Agent (HX) Administration Guide for more information.