avast! - help: virus scanning

Scanning for viruses

Searching and removing viruses is the primary function of an antivirus program. avast! Linux Home Edition is capable of scanning both Linux and Windows partitions, and it also supports a number of archive formats.

The scanning consists of several steps:

  1. Selecting an area to scan
  2. Setting the sensitivity of the scan
  3. Starting and progress of the scan
  4. Presenting the scan results
  5. Removing the viruses, if any infection was detected

The particular steps are described more in detail on the next pages.


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