What is AutoUpdate?
AutoUpdate is a process whereby VirusScan Enterprise and other McAfee products that use the Anti-Malware Engine will automatically update to the 5900 Engine as part of the daily DAT update.
When is the 5900 Engine AutoUpdate Scheduled for business and enterprise products (except ENS)?
The 5900 Engine is scheduled to be posted as an AutoUpdate (for non-ENS products) on April 27, 2017.
Details on how to prevent non-ENS products from automatically updating to the latest engine are available in the McAfee Knowledge Base. For example, to prevent:
For general information about the Anti-Virus Scanning Engine, see KB66741: https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB66741
AutoUpdate is a process whereby VirusScan Enterprise and other McAfee products that use the Anti-Malware Engine will automatically update to the 5900 Engine as part of the daily DAT update.
When is the 5900 Engine AutoUpdate Scheduled for business and enterprise products (except ENS)?
The 5900 Engine is scheduled to be posted as an AutoUpdate (for non-ENS products) on April 27, 2017.
Details on how to prevent non-ENS products from automatically updating to the latest engine are available in the McAfee Knowledge Base. For example, to prevent:
- ePO 5.0 from automatically updating, see KB77901:
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB77901 - VirusScan Enterprise 8.x from automatically updating, see KB51159: https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB51159
- MEG from automatically updating, see KB74796:
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB74796
For general information about the Anti-Virus Scanning Engine, see KB66741: https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB66741