About This Product

This section contains the following information about the product:

•Function.

•Basic Features of Dr.Web for Linux.

•Structure of Dr.Web for Linux.

•Putting in Quarantine.

•File Permissions and Privileges.

•Operation Modes.

Function

Dr.Web for Linux is an anti-virus solution created to protect computers running GNU/Linux OS from viruses and other malware targeting various platforms.

Main program components (scan engine and virus databases) are not only highly effective and resource-sparing, but also cross-platform, which lets Doctor Web experts create reliable anti-virus solutions protecting computers and mobile devices running popular operating systems from threats that target various platforms. Currently, along with Dr.Web for Linux, Doctor Web offers other anti-virus solutions for UNIX-like operating systems (GNU/Linux and FreeBSD), macOS and Windows. Moreover, other anti-virus products have been developed to deliver protection for devices running Android and Aurora OSes.

Components of Dr.Web for Linux are constantly updated and Dr.Web virus databases are supplemented with new signatures of threats to ensure up-to-date protection of a computer, programs and data of the user. For additional protection against unknown malware, heuristic analysis methods implemented in the scanning engine are used The product also uses the Dr.Web Cloud service, which stores information about the latest threats, signatures of which are absent yet in databases.