Manual Update Using fsdbupdate: Windows
Applies to:
• F-Secure Anti-Virus products for Windows (version 9)
• F-Secure Policy Manager (version 9)
How?
Download and execute the fsdbupate utility
fsdbupdate9.exe from our download server. The fsdbupdate utility contains all databases (Antivirus, Spyware, Spam, Parental, etc).
Applies to:
• F-Secure Anti-Virus products for Windows (version 8)
• F-Secure Policy Manager (version 8)
How?
Download and execute the fsdbupate utility
fsdbupdate.exe from our download server. The fsdbupdate utility contains all databases (Antivirus, Spyware, Spam, Parental, etc).
Notes:
• The fsdbupdate utility works with all F-Secure Anti-Virus products for Windows. However, it not recommended except when there is a problem with the recommended updating methods.
• After updating the databases with this utiliy, you may later need to download the utility again to update the databases with the most recent definitions.
• If you are using a download manager (e.g. go!zilla, GetRight et cetera) please make sure that you actually download anti-virus definition updates from f-secure.com and not an unofficial mirror site.
Applies to:
• Centrally administrated F-Secure Anti-Virus products using F-Secure Policy Manager 5.x.
How?
Download
latest.zip and save it to hard drive. In F-Secure Policy Manager Console open the "Tools" menu and select "Import Virus Signature Database..." to import the downloaded databases.
Applies to:
• Centrally administrated F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security 6.00
How can I update databases manually to F-Secure Policy Manager Server 6.00?
You can install databases manually using the updateinstaller.exe tool. This tool is located at:
• <F-Secure>\FSAUS.PM\bin\updateinstaller.exe
You can install Virus definitions in the following manner:
• Download and unzip
latest.zip to some empty directory (e.g. c:\temp\avupdate)
• From a command prompt run following command: updateinstaller.exe c:\temp\avupdate
For more information about the updateinstaller.exe tool, run it without parameters.
If you want to force AUA to redownload all updates manually, you can do it in following way: Open the AUA Interface, go to Channel Status tab and click "Connect now" with CTRL SHIFT pressed down. This will reinitialize all AUA channels and it will republish all updates to all channels.
You can also update Spam Definition Databases for the F-Secure Anti-Virus for Microsoft Exchange and F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper with F-Secure Spam Control. Please refer to:
Download Spam Definition Database Updates 
A feature of most of our programs is their ability to update themselves automatically. If you are connected to the Internet, virus database updates are downloaded and installed automatically without any user action. The availability of a new version is checked when an Internet connection is established, and every four hours afterwards. Update files can also be downloaded from these pages if required e.g. if your computer does not have an Internet connection. Updates are usually released on a daily basis.
