4.9.2 Registration and Renewal of License

 

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By default, the key file should be located in the /home/<user name>/.drweb. Dr.Web Anti-Virus for Linux verifies the file regularly. Do not edit or otherwise modify the file to prevent the license from compromise.

 

If no valid license or demo key file is found or a license expires, all components are blocked until you renew the license or get a new one.

 

License Manager helps you register the use of Dr.Web Anti-Virus for Linux by installing a previously received license from file, or obtaining a new license via the Internet using the registration procedure.

To start registration from License Manager, click Get new license. When running Dr.Web Anti-Virus for Linux for the first time, the registration procedure start automatically.

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Figure 15. License Manager main window.

To install existing key files

1.On the first step of the procedure, select Specify path to an existing key file.
2.Select a key file. If you received the key file in an archive, you may select an archive.

Dr.Web Anti-Virus for Linux automatically switches to using the new key file.

To get a new key file

1.On the first step of the registration procedure, do one of the following:
If you have a registration serial number, select Register using the serial number and click Next.
If you installed Dr.Web Anti-Virus for Linux with demonstration purposes, select Demo version for 30 days, click Next and proceed to step 4.

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Figure 16. Registration Type screen

2.Enter a serial number to receive a license key file and click Next.

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Figure 17. Enter Serial Number screen

3.After you specify the serial number or upload the key file, the Dr.Web license server determines if you are using new license or renewal licence

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Figure 18.  Selection of renewal method for new license

If you have been a user of Dr.Web Anti-Virus for Linux in the past and are registering a new license, you are eligible for extension of your new license for another 150 days. If you are registering a renewal license and fail to provide a previous license key file, your new license period will be reduced. Click Next.

Specify the previous serial number or upload your current license key

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Figure  19. Previous serial number window

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Figure 20. Current licence key file window

If you select do not specify previous licence number warning about the absence of rebate appears.

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Figure 21. Warning window

4.To receive a key file, enter personal data (your given name, family name, and e-mail address), select the country and enter the city name. All the fields listed are obligatory and should be filled in. If you want to receive news about Dr.Web by e-mail, select the corresponding checkbox.
5.To download and install your key file, click Next. Usually, this procedure does not require your active participation. If you successfully receive your license key file, Dr.Web Anti-Virus for Linux will start to use it automatically.

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Figure 22. Registration Finish window

If download fails, Updater provides you with information on the error. Check you Internet connection and try again.

It is recommended to keep the key file until it expires. If you re-install the product or install it on several computers, you will be able to use the previously registered license key file.

Please note, that in case of receiving key file through using the serial number, following warning may appears on startup:

ERROR: Dr.Web ® Updater: key file not found!
See Dr.Web ® Updater log file for details.

To disable this notification, comment out the line in /etc/cron.d/drweb-update, which is responsible for the startup of Updater:

# */30 * * * * drweb /opt/drweb/update.pl

Subsequent Registration

If a key file is lost, you should register again. In this case, input the personal data which you provided during the previous registration. You may use a different e-mail address. In this case, the key file will be sent to the address specified.

 

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When recovering a demo key file, you will receive the same key file as during the previous registration. Demo key files for the same computer cannot be received more often then once in 4 months.

 

The number of requests for a key file receipt is limited. One serial number can be registered not more than 25 times. If more requests are sent, the key file will not be delivered. In this case, to receive a lost key file, contact Technical Support describing your problem in detail, stating your personal data input during the registration and the serial number.