Smart Scan leverages threat signatures that are stored
in-the-cloud. When in Smart Scan mode, the Trend Micro Apex One
agent first
scans for security risks locally. If the agent cannot
determine the risk of the file during the scan, the agent connects
to a Smart Protection Server.
Smart Scan provides the following features and benefits:
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Provides fast, real-time security status lookup capabilities in the cloud
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Reduces the overall time it takes to deliver protection against emerging threats
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Reduces network bandwidth consumed during pattern updates. The bulk of pattern definition updates only need to be delivered to the cloud and not to many agents.
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Reduces the cost and overhead associated with corporate-wide pattern deployments
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Lowers kernel memory consumption on endpoints. Consumption increases minimally over time.