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¤ avast! Linux Edition
avast! for Linux features an antivirus solution
for the popular Linux platform. The version for home users
is intended for testing of the operating system and for
scanning of hard drive partitions used by Windows operating
systems.
Antivirus kernel
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The antivirus kernel of avast! For Linux
is identical to the one for Windows systems, which
means that all high-end features, typical for AV kernels
on Windows, are included in the Linux version too.
The latest version of avast! antivirus
kernel features outstanding detection abilities, together
with high performance. You can expect 100% detection
of In-the-Wild viruses (viruses already spreading
between users) and excellent detection of Trojan horses
with minimum of false positives.
The kernel is certified by ICSA Labs;
it frequently takes part in the tests of Virus Bulletin
magazine, often yielding the VB100 award.
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As avast! for Windows , avast! engine for Linux
features outstanding unpacking support too. It can scan
inside almost same number of archives as under Windows,
with exception of MAPI, CAB, ACE, CHM, 7ZIP and NTFS streams.
Following archives can be scanned: ARJ, ZIP, MIME (+ all
associated formats), DBX (Outlook Express archives), RAR,
TAR, GZIP, BZIP2, ZOO, ARC, LHA/LHX, TNEF (winmail.dat),
CPIO, RPM, ISO, and SIS. It also supports a number of executable
packers (such as PKLite, Diet, UPX, AsPack, FSG, MEW, etc.).
User interface
The Simple User Interface is used to start on-demand scanning,
work with the results and change various options of the
scan. The user interface requires GTK+ 2.x libraries. If you
do not have these libraries installed on your system, the
libraries from the installation package will be used.
Command line scanner
Experienced users will appreciate a classic on-demand
scanner, controlled from the command line. It allows to
scan files in specified directories and both on local and
remote volumes. Of course, the command line scanner also
works on volumes mounted over network. The program is very flexible; it accepts a lot of additional
arguments and switches. It is able to generate extensive
report files that can be used for analysis. The scanner is able to run in STDIN/STDOUT mode as a pipe
filter. This mode is intended to be used in shell scripts.
Automatic updates
The updates of the virus database are another key need
in virus protection. In the current version, the updates
are not incremental. So when the virus definition file is
changed, the whole database must be downloaded again and
replaced.
Virus chest
The Linux version also has a chest directory where suspicious
files are stored. These files can be deleted, or it is possible
to work with them later.
Internationalization
Currently, avast! for Linux is available in
the following languages: English, Czech.
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