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In a major malware outbreak, you must load an Extra.DAT file to protect client systems until the next scheduled content update.

Threat Prevention supports using only one Extra.DAT file at a time. In a situation where you need both a positive Extra.DAT file for Threat Prevention and a negative Extra.DAT for Adaptive Threat Protection, you can request a combined file from Trellix Labs.

Trellix (ENS) Adaptive Threat Protection supports using only one Extra.DAT file at a time. In a situation where you need both a negative Extra.DAT file and a positive Extra.DAT file for Threat Prevention, you can request a combined file from Trellix Labs.

For more information on Extra.DAT file, refer to KB93747.
Options
Option Definition
Browse Navigates to the location where you downloaded the Extra.DAT file.
Apply Applies the new Extra.DAT file to the system.