In some circumstances you may need to manually update the Anti-Virus Scanning Engine or DATs. For example:

• You are testing an update on a test system.
• An update failed and you are troubleshooting by attempting to perform a manual update.
• There is an issue that is blocking a system from performing an update.
• You have a stand-alone system that does not use a central update repository.

For instructions to manually update the Scanning Engine or DATs, refer to the following articles:

How to manually update the Anti-Virus Scanning Engine in Endpoint Security for Linux Threat Prevention:  https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB88300
How to manually update Endpoint Security for Linux Threat Prevention DATs: https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=KB88234

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