AVIRA Desktop for Unix 1.1.4 review

AVIRA Desktop for Unix is a superior antivirus solution, especially created to offer a virus-free Unix environment, for home and netw

License: Shareware File size: 5448K Developer: AVIRA

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AVIRA Desktop for Unix is a superior antivirus solution, especially created to offer a virus-free Unix environment, for home and network users worldwide.

It offers permanent protection by smoothly monitoring your system’s active processes and blocking malware (all sorts of viruses, trojans, backdoors, worms etc.) from damaging your most valuable data.

Benefits:

Powerful antivirus engine: superior detection rate for In-the-Wild viruses and also for unknown viral strings (heuristic detection);
Extensive Malware Recognition: aside from viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, worms, etc., AVIRA detects Adware & Spyware, double extension files and unusual runtime compression tools;
Low usage of computer resources: high scanning speed, without interfering with your daily activities;
User-friendly graphic interface: you can use the free graphical tool, TkAVIRA, which helps you to easily configure your on-demand scanning settings;
Enhanced antivirus protection: it permanently protects your computer against complex threats, ensuring an immediate outbreak response when new viruses emerge;
Professional services: the AVIRA license entitles you to an entire year of free virus definitions updates and product upgrades, access to documentation, as well as standard technical support, offered by a team of skilled professionals.

Here are some key features of "AVIRA Desktop for Unix":
On access permanent protection

A resident virus guard module runs silently in the background, monitoring all file operations performed by the user, thus ensuring a constant protection for your files, e-mails and Internet downloads.

Command line scanner (on-demand)

Configurable scanning for all known Malware types (viruses, trojans, backdoors, worms, rootkits etc.);

Heuristic detection for both macro and Win32 viruses

You can stay protected even against undiscovered threats, due to the advanced behavior analysis methods, which help identifying and blocking suspicious programs according to code patterns inspection.

Recursive scanning inside archives

In order to check files that are stored in archives, AVIRA makes a real in-depth examination: the nested archives are also unpacked and scanned, level by level. The possibility to freely select the recursion level is also available, optimizing the process speed.

User-friendly graphic interface (optional)

You can use the free additional module TkAVIRA for on-demand scanning tasks

Centralized administration

Using AVIRA Webmin Remote Panel, developed as a Webmin module, you can configure and maintain all AVIRA for Unix installed solutions.

Simple configuration

By using the intuitive configuration script “configavira”, you can easily set the scanning daemon options.

Extensive logging, warning and notification functions

AVIRA logs the important actions and sends relevant e-mail notifications, in case of program errors or virus detection.

Self-Integrity Program Check

The antivirus scanner should always perform a self-check when it starts. Viruses frequently corrupt antivirus installations, which is why a self-check ensures the antivirus system is operating correctly at all times.

Requirements:
Platform: i386;
Operating System: Linux with 2.2 Kernel and GLIBC 2.2 or better;
8MB free harddisk space for product installation;
10MB free harddisk space for the working directory;
32MB free memory space (64 MB recommended).