There is a need to update virus definitions in Scan Engine on a system that does not have internet access. Intelligent Updater provides a portable definition package that can be ran on a sever for manual definition deployment.
Document applies to the following versions:
32-bit:
64-bit:
Note: Intelligent Updater is not supported by SPE 8.1 and newer. These steps will not work with SPE 8.1 and SPE 8.2./SPE 8.2.x
Download Intelligent Updater package for the installed version of Symantec Protection Engine (SPE)
(Note: 32-bit / 64-bit versions of Intelligent updater will only work with corresponding 32/64 bit versions of SPE)
SPE Version | Intelligent Updater File Format | Example |
---|---|---|
Windows 32-bit | yyyymmdd-vvv-core15v5i32.exe | 20180213-007-core15v5i32.exe |
Windows 64-bit (SPE 7.x) | yyyymmdd-vvv-v5i64.exe | 20180213-007-v5i64.exe |
Windows 64-bit (SPE 7.8 and newer) | yyyymmdd-vvv-core15v5i64.exe | 20180213-007-core15v5i64.exe |
Linux/Solaris 32-bit | yyyymmdd-vvv-core15unix.sh | 20180213-007-core15unix.sh |
Linux/Solaris 64-bit | yyyymmdd-vvv-core15unix64.sh | 20180213-007-core15unix64.sh |
Note: Prior to performing the below steps ensure the Symantec Protection Engine (SPE) service/daemon is running.
Setup and deployment steps for the Intelligent updater packages:
Symantec Protection Engine (SPE) Default installation paths:
Windows:
Linux/Solaris:
For Windows based deployments:
Once the steps have been completed, allow 10-15 minutes for the definitions to be fully processed and loaded within SPE.
For Linux/Solaris based deployments:
Once the steps have been completed, allow 10-15 minutes for the definitions to be fully processed and loaded within SPE.
Additional info:
To disable the capability to install Intelligent updater packages run the setup-iu.bat with disable instead of enable. The shadow.iu file will be removed if successful.
Example: ./setup-iu.bat disable