Xcitium Enterprise

• Introduction To Xciitum Client - Security For Linux
  • Special Features
  • System Requirements
  • Install Xcitium Client - Security For Linux
  • Start XCS For Linux
  • Understand XCS Alerts
• The Summary Screen
• Antivirus Tasks - Introduction
  • Run A Scan
  • Update Virus Database
  • Scheduled Scans
  • Quarantined Items
  • Scan Profiles
  • Scanner Settings
    • Real Time Scan
    • Manual Scan
    • Scheduled Scan
    • Exclusions
• More Options - Introduction
  • Preferences
    • Language Settings
    • Log Settings
    • Connection Settings
    • Update Settings
    • External Device Control Settings
  • Manage My Configurations
    • Xcitium Preset Configurations
    • Import / Export And Manage Personal Configurations
  • Diagnostics
  • View Antivirus Events
    • Log Viewer Module
      • Antivirus Logs
        • Filter Antivirus Logs
      • Device Control Logs
        • Filter Device Control Logs
      • Alerts Displayed Logs
        • Filter Alerts Displayed Logs
      • Tasks Launched Logs
        • Filter Tasks Launched Logs
      • Configuration Change Logs
        • Filter Configuration Change Logs
  • Help
  • About
• Appendix 1 - XCS For Linux How To Tutorials
  • Scan Your Computer For Viruses
  • View Antivirus Events
  • Configure Database Updates
  • Quickly Set Up Security Levels
  • Change XCS Language Settings
  • Run An Instant Antivirus Scan On Selected Items
  • Create A Scheduled Scan
  • Restore Incorrectly Quarantined Item(s)
  • Switch Off Automatic Antivirus Updates
  • Password Protect Your XCS For Linux Settings
  • Control External Device Accessibility
• About Xcitium

Switch off Automatic Antivirus Updates

• By default, Xcitium Client Security automatically checks for software and virus database updates.

• However, some users like to have control over what gets downloaded and when it gets downloaded.

• For example, network admins might not want automatic downloads because they take up too much bandwidth during the day.

• XCS provides full control over virus and software updates.

• Note: Managed endpoints – Automatic antivirus updates should be configured in a Xcitium Enterprise profile.

Automatic updates can be disabled on a per-scanner basis. The following links explain how to do this for each type:

• Switch off automatic virus updates

• Switch off updates prior to a manual scan

• Switch off updates prior to a scheduled scan

Switch off automatic updates in general

Disabling updates here means XCS will not download updates in the background.

• Open Xcitium Client Security

• Click 'Antivirus' > 'Scanner Settings'

• Click the 'Real Time Scanning' tab

• Deselect 'Automatically update virus database':

• Click 'OK'

• You can still update the database manually by clicking the 'Update' tile on the home screen.

Switch off updates prior to a manual scan

• Open Xcitium Client Security

• Click 'Antivirus' > 'Scanner Settings'

• Click the 'Manual Scanning' tab

• Deselect 'Automatically update the virus database before scanning':

• Click 'OK'

• This action means XCS will not check for updates prior to running a manual scan.

Switch off updates prior to a scheduled scan

• Open Xcitium Client Security

• Click 'Antivirus' > 'Scanner Settings'

• Click 'the Scheduled Scanning' tab

• Deselect 'Automatically update the virus database before scanning':

• Click 'OK'

XCS will no longer automatically check for download database updates prior to running a scan.