The following table provides a comparison between the two scan methods:
Basis of Comparison | Conventional Scan | Smart Scan |
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Availability | Available in this and all earlier versions | Available starting in WFBS-SVC 6.0 |
Scanning behavior | The conventional scan agent performs scanning on the client. |
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Components in use and updated | All Security Agent components available on the update source, except the Smart Scan Agent Pattern | All components available on the update source except the Virus Pattern |
Typical update source | Security Server | Security Server |