Chapter 21 Anti-Virus

21.2.4 Signature Search Anti-virus Command

The following table describes the command for searching for signatures. You must use the configure terminal command to enter the configuration mode before you can use this command.

Table 75 Command for Anti-virus Signature Search

COMMAND

DESCRIPTION

anti-virus search signature {all

Search for signatures by their ID, name, severity, or

category category id id name name

category.

severity severity [{from id to id}]

all: displays all signatures.

 

category: select whether you want to see virus

 

signatures or spyware signatures.

 

id: type the ID or part of the ID of the signature you want to

 

find.

 

name: type the name or part of the name of the signature(s)

 

you want to find. This search is not case-sensitive.

 

severity: type the severity level of the signatures you

 

want to find (high, medium, or low).

21.2.4.1 Signature Search Example

This example shows how to search for anti-virus signatures with MSN in the name.

Router(config)# anti-virus search signature name MSN signature: 1

virus id: 41212

virus name: MSN

category: virus

severity: Low

21.3 Update Anti-virus Signatures

Use these commands to update new signatures. You should have already registered for anti- virus service.

Table 76 Update Signatures

COMMAND

 

DESCRIPTION

anti-virus update signatures

Immediately downloads signatures from an update

 

 

server.

[no] anti-virus

update auto

Enables (disables) automatic signature downloads

 

 

at regular times and days.

anti-virus update hourly

Enables automatic signature download every hour.

anti-virus update daily <0..23>

Enables automatic signature download every day at

 

 

the time specified.

anti-virus update weekly {sun mon tue

Enables automatic signature download once-a-week

wed thu fri

sat} <0..23>

at the time and day specified.

show anti-virus

update

Displays signature update schedule.

show anti-virus

update status

Displays signature update status.

show anti-virus

signatures status

Displays details about the current signature set.

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