Appendix D. Central Anti-virus Protection

Solutions for central protection from Dr.Web help automate and simplify configuring and managing information security of computers  within logical structures (for example, company computers that access each other from both inside and outside of company's local networks). Protected computers are united in one anti-virus network which security is monitored and managed from central server by administrators. Connection to centralized anti-virus systems guarantees high level of protection while requiring minimum efforts from end-users.

Logical Structure of Anti-virus Networks

Solutions for central protection from Dr.Web use client-server model (see picture below).

Workstations and servers are protected by local anti-virus components (agents, or clients; herein, Dr.Web Anti-Virus for Linux) installed on them, which provides for anti-virus protection of remote computers and ensures easy connection to central protection server.

Local computers are updated and configured from central server. The stream of instructions, data and statistics in the anti-virus network goes also through the central protection server. The volume of traffic between protected computers and the central server can be quite sizeable, therefore solutions provide options for traffic compression. To prevent leak of sensitive data or substitution of software downloaded onto protected computers, encryption is also supported.

All necessary updates are downloaded to central protection server from Dr.Web Global Update System servers.

Local anti-virus components are configured and managed from central protection server according to commands from anti-virus network administrators. Administrators manage central protection servers and topology of anti-virus networks (for example, validate connections to central protection server from remote computers) and configure operation of local anti-virus components when necessary.

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Dr.Web Enterprise Server

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TCP, IPX, NetBIOS network

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Anti-virus Network Administrator

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Transfer of updates via HTTP

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Protected computer

 

 

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Picture 33. Logical structure of anti-virus networks.

 

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Local anti-virus components are not compatible with other anti-virus software including versions of Dr.Web anti-virus solutions that do not support operation in central protection mode (i.e. Dr.Web® Desktop Security Suite for Linux version 5.0). Installing two anti-virus programs on one computer may lead to system crash and loss of important data.