Updating application databases

Application databases (hereinafter also referred to as "databases") are files with records used by the application components and modules to detect events occurring in your organization's IT infrastructure.

Virus analysts at Kaspersky detect hundreds of new threats daily (including "zero-day" exploits), create records to identify them, and include them in database updates packages ("update packages"). Update packages consist of one or more files containing records to identify threats that were detected since the previous update package was released. We recommend that you regularly receive update packages. When the application is installed, the database release date is the same as the application release date, and therefore you must update the databases immediately after installing the application.

The application automatically looks for new update packages on Kaspersky update servers once every 30 minutes. By default, if for some reason application databases are not updated for 24 hours, Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform displays this information in the Dashboard section of the window of the application web interface.

If the version of Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform is not supported, the application databases are not updated, and the Dashboard section in the System health window of the application web interface, displays the This version of Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform is no longer supported. Please upgrade the application to a supported version warning.

You can see which versions of the application are currently supported on the application lifecycle page.

The update functionality (including anti-virus signature updates and code base updates), as well as the KSN functionality may be unavailable in the territory of the USA.

Selecting a database update source

You can select the source from which the application will download database updates. The update source may be the Kaspersky server, or a network folder or local folder on one of the computers of your organization.

To select a database update source:

1. In the window of the application web interface, select the Settings section, General settings subsection.
2. In the Database update section, in the Update source drop-down list, select one of the following values:
   • Kaspersky update server.

     The application connects to Kaspersky update server over HTTP and downloads up-to-date databases.

   • Kaspersky update server (secure connection).

     The application connects to Kaspersky update server over HTTPS and downloads up-to-date databases. It is recommended to use HTTPS for database updates.

   • Custom server.

     The application connects to your FTP or HTTP server or to the folder with application databases on your computer to download up-to-date databases.

3. If you have selected Custom server, in the field under the name of this setting, enter the URL of the update package on your HTTP server or the full path to the folder on your computer containing the application database update package.
4. Click Apply.

The application database update source is applied.

Updating databases manually

To start the database update manually:

1. In the window of the application web interface, select the Settings section, General settings subsection.
2. In the Database update section, click the Start button.
3. Click Apply.

The application database update is started. The progress of the update will be displayed to the right of the button.