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Host Intrusion Prevention 6.1 Product Guide Glossary
ePolicy Orchestrator database server
The computer that hosts the ePolicy Orchestrator database. This can be the same computer on which the
ePolicy Orchestrator server is installed or a separate computer.
ePolicy Orchestrator database
The database that stores all data received by the ePolicy Orchestrator server from ePolicy Orchestrator agents
and all settings made on the server itself.
See also ePolicy Orchestrator database server.
ePolicy Orchestrator remote console
The ePolicy Orchestrator user interface when it is installed on a separate computer from the ePolicy
Orchestrator server.
See also ePolicy Orchestrator console.
ePolicy Orchestrator server
The back-end component of the ePolicy Orchestrator software.
See also ePolicy Orchestrator agent and ePolicy Orchestrator console.
error reporting utility
A utility specifically designed to track and log failures in the McAfee software on your system. The information
that is obtained can be used to analyze problems.
event
An alert triggered when a security violation as defined by a signature occurs. All events triggered on a selected
host appear in the list of IPS events.
See also Signature.
exception rule
A permit rule allowing legitimate activity that is otherwise blocked by a signature.
EXTRA.DAT file
Supplemental virus definition file that is created in response to an outbreak of a new virus or a new variant of
an existing virus.
See also DAT files, incremental DAT files, and SUPERDAT.
fallback repository
A type of distributed software repository used in the event that client computers cannot contact any of their
predefined distributed repositories. Typically, another source repository is defined as the fallback repository.
See also replicate, replication.
false positive
An event triggered by a legitimate operation of a benign process rather than an intrusion.
feature
A functional division of a product. Host Intrusion Prevention features include IPS, Firewall, Application
Blocking, and General.
firewall
A filter between a computer and network connections that allows or blocks traffic based on firewall rules.
With stateful filtering the state of connections is tracked, and with stateful inspection the tracking of
commands higher in the network stack are examined, both allowing for greater control and security of
connections.
force install, force uninstall
See product deployment client task.
FRAMEPKG.EXE
See agent installation package.