To configure a security profile for a Mac OS X computer, go to the Settings window. Select the profile to configure from the Profiles panel, and select OS X from the side menu.
The protection for OS X has a series of unique characteristics that set it apart from the protection for Windows/Linux systems. These are as follows:
In the case of OS X computers, it is not possible to configure the frequency of the automatic updates of the signature file. The signature file is updated every hour.
48 hours after the release of a version more recent than the file installed on a Mac OS X computer, this will appear as "out-of-date" in the Status window.
The protection for OS X computers is updated with the following frequency:
Signature file: Updated every hour
Protection settings: The agent checks for changes every 4 hours
Detection information: Updated every 6 hours
Computer status information: Updated every 12 hours
The protection of OS X computers is updated automatically, even though you can disable this feature from the administration console.
72 hours after the release of a version more recent than the protection installed on a Mac OS X computer, this will appear as "out-of-date" in the Status window.
During the installation process you will have to uninstall the previous version and install the new one.
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