Update a DCS Agent Linux-based Computer with Intelligent Updater definitions

Products

• Data Center Security Server Advanced

Issue/Introduction

You want to know how to obtain and install standalone virus definitions on your Linux-based operating system with a DCS agent installed with AMD enabled using Intelligent Updater (IU) definitions.

Resolution

1. Obtain (download and save) the Intelligent Updater from this location:

https://www.broadcom.com/support/security-center/definitions/download/detail?gid=sef

For DCS 6.9.3.8xxx versions, which are part of SEP 14.3 RU8 only, download the "Symantec Endpoint Protection 14.3 RU8 Linux Agent" definitions
(for example, sef/20240603-084-SEF_IU_SEP14.3RU8-unix.sh )

For DCS 6.9.3, download the "Symantec Endpoint Protection 14.3 RU5 Linux Agent" definitions

(for example, sef/20240603-083-SEF_IU_SEP14.3RU5-unix.sh)

 

For DCS 6.9.2, download the "Symantec Endpoint Protection 14.3 RU5 Linux Agent" definitions

(for example, sef/20240603-083-SEF_IU_SEP14.3RU5-unix.sh)

 

For DCS 6.9.0 and 6.9.1, download the "Symantec Data Center Security 1.0" definitions

(for example, sef/20240603-083-SEF_IU_SEP14.3RU1-unix.sh)

 

Note: Once downloaded, the .SH file needs to have executable permissions. To accomplish this, execute the following command:

chmod +x *unix.sh

 

2. The script must be executed as root or by using sudo; if it is not, the following error will occur.

• $ ./symcdefs-unix.sh
  Validating available tools...
  ERROR: Require write access to /opt/Symantec/virusdefs/incoming.
  There are several methods to meet this requirement.
  1. Run this script from the root user account.
  2. Add the current user as a member of the "avdefs" user group.
  3. chmod 777 for /opt/Symantec/virusdefs/incoming.
  We recommend either of the first two options for security reasons.

3. Uudecode and uncompress must be installed. These can usually be installed by installing the Sharutils package. In some instances, you may need to install the ncompress package as well.

Note: If you get an error referencing either utility, please run one of these commands as root or by using sudo to install them. The command to install sharutils may be different than those listed below, depending on the distribution and version of Linux being used.

• up2date sharutils
  yum install sharutils
  apt-get install sharutils

• up2date ncompress
  yum install ncompress
  apt-get install  ncompress

 

4. A successful definition installation via Intelligent Updater should result in the following output.

• # ./symcdefs-unix.sh
  Validating available tools...
  Extracting Intelligent Updater software package...
  Checking software package for damage...
  Uncompressing software package...
  Extracting distribution files...
  Installing virus definitions to /opt/Symantec/virusdefs/incoming
  Copying definition files...
  Removing temporary files.
  Virus definitions installed successfully.
  A transcript of this installation has been saved as /var/log/iu-install.log

Additional Information

IU is not supported for RHEL9