Component Updates

Download and deploy product components used to scan for and detect network threats. Because Trend Micro regularly creates new component versions, perform regular updates to address the latest Internet threats.

Components

Component	Description
Virus Scan Engine	Enables the product to scan for viruses and Trojans.
Virus Pattern	Used for identifying virus signatures—unique patterns of bits and bytes that signal the presence of a virus.
Spyware Active-monitoring Pattern	Used for identifying unique patterns of bits and bytes that signal the presence of certain types of potentially undesirable files and programs, such as adware and spyware, or other grayware.
IntelliTrap Pattern	Used for identifying real-time compressed executable file types that commonly hide viruses and other potential threats.
IntelliTrap Exception Pattern	Provides a list of real-time compressed executable file types that are commonly safe from viruses and other potential threats.
Network Content Inspection Engine	The engine used to perform network scanning.
Network Content Inspection Pattern	The pattern used by the Network Content Inspection Engine to perform network scanning.
Network Content Correlation Pattern	The pattern used by the Network Content Correlation Engine that implements rules defined by Trend Micro.
Threat Discovery Appliance Firmware	The program file used on by Threat Discovery Appliance. Trend Micro recommends using the Firmware Update screen when updating the firmware.

Update Methods

Method	Description
Manual update	When you click Updates > Manual on the main menu, Threat Discovery Appliance checks if any components are out of date and gives you the option to update the components (see Manual Updates). Threat Discovery Appliance updates all components. You cannot update components individually.
Scheduled update	When you configure an update schedule, Threat Discovery Appliance automatically checks the update source at the frequency you specify (see Scheduled Updates). Scheduled update relieves you of the task of manually keeping components up-to-date.
Firmware update	Threat Discovery Appliance provides a separate screen for updating the firmware by clicking Administration > Firmware Update on the main menu. For details, see Firmware Update.

Update Tasks

To update components successfully, follow the procedures outlined in the following topics: