Working with Dr.Web Anti-virus for Linux

You can work with Dr.Web Anti-virus for Linux

via the graphical interface (in graphic desktop environment)

from the command line of the operating system, including terminal emulators for graphics mode.

To start Anti-virus in graphics mode, select the Dr.Web for Linux item in the application menu or enter the following command in the operating system command line

$ drweb-gui

In this case, if the desktop environment is available, Dr.Web Anti-virus for Linux is started in graphics mode.

For details on managing the Anti-virus operation, refer to the Operation from the command line section in the User manual

Under normal operation of Dr.Web Anti-virus for Linux, all its components are run automatically (some of them are run on operating system startup, others – at request of other components) and do not require manual intervention.

Внимание!

Regardless of the selected way to install Dr.Web Anti-virus for Linux, after the installation completes, you need either to activate the license, or install the key file if already obtained, or connect Anti-virus to the central protection server (see License Management).

Until you do that, anti-virus protection is disabled.