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The following table provides a comparison between the two scan methods:

Basis of ComparisonConventional ScanSmart Scan
AvailabilityAvailable in this and all earlier versions Available starting in WFBS-SVC 6.0
Scanning behaviorThe conventional scan agent performs scanning on the client.
  • The smart scan agent performs scanning on the client.
  • If the agent cannot determine the risk of the file during the scan, the agent verifies the risk by sending a scan query to the Scan Server (for agents connected to the Security Server) or the Trend Micro Smart Protection Network (for agents disconnected from the Security Server).
    Note: The Scan Server is a service running on the Security Server.
  • The agent "caches" the scan query result to improve the scan performance.
Components in use and updatedAll Security Agent components available on the update source, except the Smart Scan Agent PatternAll components available on the update source except the Virus Pattern
Typical update sourceSecurity ServerSecurity Server
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