avast! Home for Linux
Mit der avast! Linux Home Edition erhalten alle Privatpersonen eine kostenlose Antivirenlösung, für die am meisten verbreiteten Linux Plattformen.
Diese Software ist für die private Nutzung und nicht für den kommerziellen Einsatz entworfen.
Beide Bedingungen sollten beachtet und eingehalten werden. Die Home Edition wird kostenfrei zur Verfügung gestellt, um der globalen Ausbreitung von Viren durch effizientes Vorbeugen zu begegnen.
Diese Seite zeigt die wichtigsten Funktionen des Programms. Unternehmen jeglicher Art ist es nicht gestattet avast! Linux Home Edition zu verwenden.
Features Overview
| Antivirus kernel | Automatic updates |
| User Interface | Virus Chest |
| Command line scanner | Internationalization |
Antivirus kernel
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. Like avast! for Windows, avast! engine for Linux also features outstanding unpacking support. It can scan inside almost the same number of archives as under Windows, with the exception of MAPI, CAB, ACE, CHM, 7ZIP and NTFS streams. The 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. Avast! is usually updated at least 3 times a week (and during virus outbreaks, even multiple times a day), providing you with the most up-to-date definitions to efficiently fight against latest threats.
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. It is also possible to submit the files to our virus lab for further analysis.
Internationalization
Currently, avast! for Linux is available in the following languages: English, Czech.
Main Features
| ANTIVIRUS KERNEL | UPDATES |
| - Almost 100% detection | - Non-incremental updates |
| - Outstanding performance | - Updates can be completely automatic |
| - Reasonable memory requirements | - Standard updates are provided 2 times a week |
| - ICSA certified | |
| USER INTERFACE | OTHER |
| - Intuitive Simple User Interface | - Alerts via SMTP |
| - Independent on installed graphic libraries | - Works on all modern distributions |
| - Testing of whole disks or just selected folders | - Shell scripts for common tasks |
| - Defining and running of antivirus tests | |
| - Working with the scan results | |
| - Actions with infected files | |
| - Storing the scan results (history) | |
| - Virus encyclopedia | |
| - Command-line scanner with STDIN/STDOUT mode |
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