Dr.Web Anti-virus for Linux graphical interface is a windowed application functioning in the graphical desktop environment and used for management of Anti-virus operation.
Main functions
The graphical interface of Dr.Web Anti-virus for Linux allows to
1. | View status of Dr.Web Anti-virus for Linux operation, including status of virus databases and period of license validity. |
o | Express scan to check system files and most critical system objects; |
o | Complete scan to check all accessible files in the file system; |
o | Custom scan to check only those files and directories that are specified by the user, or special objects (disk boot sectors, active processes) |
You can specify files to be scanned either by selecting files and directories before scanning starts or by dragging and dropping them from the file manager window to the Main page (see below) or Scan page of the Anti-virus window.
4. | View all threats detected on the computer by Dr.Web Anti-virus for Linux during current operation in graphics mode, including neutralized and skipped threats and quarantined objects. |
5. | View objects moved to Quarantine, delete, or restore them. |
o | Actions to be automatically applied to detected threats (depending on their type) by Scanner and SpIDer Guard; |
o | List of files and directories that should not be scanned by Scanner or checked by SpIDer Guard; |
o | Schedule of scanning tasks including the period and type of performed scanning, and list of objects that are to be scanned; |
o | Operation mode (status of connection to the central protection server). |

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To enable correct operation, ensure that all service components are running before Anti-virus is started; otherwise, it shuts down immediately after the startup having displayed the corresponding warning message.
Under normal operation, all necessary components are started automatically and do not require user intervention.
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Appearance
The appearance of the Anti-virus Main page is presented in the picture below.

Picture 2. Main window of the Dr.Web Anti-virus for Linux
The left pane of the window displays navigation buttons which allow to perform the following actions.
Button
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Description
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Continuously enabled
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Opens the Main page where you can
• | enable or disable SpIDer Guard; |
• | start scanning of file system objects (files, boot records) and running processes; |
• | view the virus database status and update them if necessary; |
• | start License Manager to view the current license status and register a new license if necessary. |
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Opens the Quarantine page where you can view quarantined files, delete them, or restore.
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Opens the page where you can start file scanning, select the scanning type and specify objects to be scanned, including currently running processes.
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Opens the page with Anti-virus settings including
• | Run scannings by a schedule. |
Moreover, on this page you can configure settings of Central protection mode.
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Provides access to Doctor Web reference materials and resources
• | Personal user's webpage My Dr.Web. |
All links open webpages in the browser installed in your system.
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Visible depending on certain conditions
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Opens the page with the list of incomplete scanning tasks.
The button is visible on the pane only if at least one scanning task is in progress.
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Opens the page with results of complete scanning tasks. The button changes its colour depending on the scanning results
1) Green – all scanning tasks completed successfully; all detected threats, if any, are neutralized.
2) Red – some of the detected threats are not neutralized.
3) Yellow – at least one of the scanning tasks failed.
The button is visible on the pane only if at least one scanning task was started.
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Opens the page where threats detected by Scanner or SpIDer Guard are listed.
The button is visible on the pane only if at least one threat is detected.
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Opens the page with SpIDer Guard settings.
The button is visible on the pane only if the page with SpIDer Guard settings was opened from the Main page.
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Opens the page with update settings.
The button is visible on the pane only if the page with update settings was opened from the Main page.
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Opens the License Manager page.
The button is visible only if the License Manager page was opened from the Main page.
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Main Page
On the Main page you can find the target pane where you can drag and drop files and directories to be scanned. The pane is marked with the Drag files here or click to select label and an image of a down arrow. After objects are dragged and dropped from the file manager to the Main page, their scanning starts (if the Scanner is already scanning other objects, the new scanning task is queued).
On this page, the following buttons are available:
• | File system monitoring – displays the current status of SpIDer Guard. Click this button to open the SpIDer Guard page with the component settings where you can start or stop SpIDer Guard as well as view statistics on its operation. |
• | Scan – allows to open the page where you can start scanning of files and other file system objects (for example, boot records). |
• | Update – displays the current status of virus databases. Click this button to open the page with update status where you can start an updating process, if required. |
• | License – displays status of the current license. Click this button to open the License Manager page where you can find more detailed information on the current license as well as purchase and register a new license if required. |
Indicator in desktop tray
When Anti-virus is operating in graphics mode, a status indicator is available in the desktop tray. The indicator is used for displaying pop-up notifications and providing access to the application menu.
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