Update Your Virus Definition Databases Choose your platform / device F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security F-Secure Anti-Virus for Workstations Mail Servers and Gateways DOS       Frequently Asked Questions F-Secure Anti-Virus detects Exploit:W32/AdobeReader.K with this update. Manual update using 'Check Now' button Windows Platforms Applies to: F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security F-Secure Anti-Virus for Workstations F-Secure Anti-Virus 200x F-Secure Internet Security 200x How? Open F-Secure Anti-Virus product's user interface by double clicking the F-icon on Windows task bar and start the database update process by clicking on the 'Check Now' button on the 'Home' pane. Manual update using Latest.zip Windows and Linux Platforms Applies to: Centrally administrated F-Secure Anti-Virus products using F-Secure Policy Manager 5.x. How? Download latest.zip and save it to hard drive. In F-Secure Policy Manager Console open the 'Tools' menu and select 'Import Virus Signature Database...' to import the downloaded databases. Applies to: Centrally administrated F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security 6.00 How? How can I update databases manually to F-Secure Policy Manager Server 6.00? You can install databases manually using the updateinstaller.exe tool. This tool is located at: <F-Secure>\FSAUS.PM\bin\updateinstaller.exe You can install both Virus definitions and Anti-Spyware definitions in the following manner: Download and unzip latest.zip in case of Virus definitions (or asw-latest.zip in case of Anti-Spyware definitions) to some empty directory (e.g. c:\temp\avupdate) In command prompt run following command: updateinstaller.exe c:\temp\avupdate For more information about the updateinstaller.exe tool, run it without parameters. If you want to force AUA to redownload all updates manually, you can do it in following way: Open AUA Gui, go to Channel Status tab and click “Connect now” with CTRL+SHIFT pressed down. This will reinitialize all AUA channels and it will republish all updates to all channels. You can update spam definition databases for the F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange and F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper with F-Secure Spam Control in the following manner: Please refer to: Download Spam Definition Database Updates Manual update using fsdbupdate Windows Platforms Applies to: F-Secure Anti-Virus products for Windows How? The fsdbupdate utility is for AUA8-based products (AVCS7+, IS2007 or newer) and it contains all databases, i.e. AV, Spyware, Spam, Parental, etc. Download and execute the fsdbupate utility from our FTP server. Note that to update the databases again, you need to download the utility again. Notes: The fsdbupdate utility works with all F-Secure Anti-Virus products for Windows. However, it not recommended except when there is a problem with the recommended updating methods. Please see the recommended update option for F-Secure Anti-Virus products. If you are using download manager (e.g. go!zilla, GetRight etc.) please make sure that you actually download anti-virus definition updates from F-Secure.com and not an unofficial mirror site. Manual update using fsupdate Windows Platforms Applies to: F-Secure Anti-Virus products for Windows How? The fsupdate utility is for pre-AUA8-based products (AVCS6 and IS2006 or earlier) and it contains only the AV database. Download and execute the fsupdate utility from our FTP server. Note that to update the databases again, you need to download the utility again. Note that to update the databases again, you need to download the utility again. Notes: Fsupdate works with all F-Secure Anti-Virus products for Windows, but is not recommended except when there is a problem with the recommended updating methods. Please see the recommended update option for F-Secure Anti-Virus products. If you are using download manager (e.g. go!zilla, GetRight etc.) please make sure that you actually download anti-virus definition updates from F-Secure.com and not an unofficial mirror site. Manual download F-Secure Anti-Virus for DOS (F-PROT edition) How? Download the following files and copy them to the same directory where you have f-prot.exe MACRO.DEF definition file from our from our FTP server. SIGN.DEF definition file from our FTP server. SIGN2.DEF definition file from our FTP server. Notes: Macro.def includes the definitions for macro virus. Sign.def includes the definitions for traditional file viruses. Sign2.def includes the definitions for trojan horses and other malware. All the databases are updated several times a week. Manual download F-Secure Anti-Virus for DOS (AVP edition) How? Download the definition files from our FTP server. Notes: The AVC update files are updated several times a week. Update them to your system to get up-to-date program and boot virus protection.