Security Agents can use one of two scan methods when scanning for security threats.
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Smart scan: Security Agents that use smart scan are referred to as smart scan agents in this document. Smart scan agents benefit from local scans and in-the-cloud queries provided by File Reputation Services.
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Conventional scan: Security Agents that do not use smart scan are referred to as conventional scan agents. A conventional scan agent stores all components on the client and scans all files locally.
The following table provides a comparison between the two scan methods.
Basis of Comparison |
Conventional Scan |
Smart Scan |
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Scanning behavior |
The conventional scan Security Agent performs scanning on the client. |
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Components in use and updated |
All Security Agent components available on the update source, except the Smart Scan Agent Pattern |
All components available on the update source, except the Virus Pattern |
Typical update source |
ActiveUpdate Server |
ActiveUpdate Server |