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AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD Edition
User Manual
Document revision 85.2 (2.4.2009)
Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
This product uses RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm, Copyright (C) 1991-2, RSA Data Security,
Inc. Created 1991.
This product uses code from C-SaCzech library, Copyright (c) 1996-2001 Jaromir Dolecek (dolecek@ics.muni.cz).
This product uses compression library zlib, Copyright (c) 1995-2002 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler.
AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
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  • Page 1 This product uses code from C-SaCzech library, Copyright (c) 1996-2001 Jaromir Dolecek (dolecek@ics.muni.cz). This product uses compression library zlib, Copyright (c) 1995-2002 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ......................22 6.1.1 Open Source E-mail Servers Supported ......................22 6.1.2 Other Engines Supported ........................23 7. Uninstallation ........................24 8. FAQ and Technical Support AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    1.2. Prerequisities AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD requires library libc.so.6 or newer (both Linux and FreeBSD platforms). Newly supported amd64 architecture requires lib32 compatible libraries. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

  • Page 4: Prerequisites For The E-Mail Server Edition

    Linux and FreeBSD. You can also download the latest appropriate package version from http://www.avg.com, Download/Programs section. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

  • Page 5: Installation And Launch

    FreeBSD avg85fms-{release}-{version}.{platform}.tar.gz Package name consist of: avg85{operating system}ms-{release}-{version}. {platform}.{package type}. Example: avg85lms-r285-a2582.i386.tar.gz Please note that apart from the i386 platform, amd64 is currently also supported. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

  • Page 6: Using Sh Archive

    /tmp, run the install script, and prompt the user to do the following: · Agree AVG installation, · Confirm License agreement, · Confirm detected platform, AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

  • Page 7: Using Tar.gz Archive

    ./install.sh During installation, you will be prompted to do the following: · Agree AVG installation, · Confirm License agreement, · Confirm detected platform, AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

  • Page 8: The Installation Process

    /usr/local/bin on FreeBSD, leading to the /opt/avg/avg8 directory subtree. Symbolic links for init script are instaled in various system directories: · RedHat, Mandriva, Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo: /etc/init.d/avgd AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
  • Page 9 · Slackware: /etc/rc.d/rc.avgd · FreeBSD: /usr/local/etc/rc.d/avgd.sh Note: The default user is root, and the default group is bin (not avg as in version 7). For running most commands (except AVGSCAN), you need to have superuser rights. Note: For running a binary directly, use the symlink to command line: sudo avgctl --start This will run the AVG8INSTDIR/bin/avgwrapper.sh script via the symbolic link avgctl...
  • Page 10 |-- data license (snu), virus definitions (avi) `-- run pid and pipe files (only present if avgd is running), dump files (if AVG crashed previously) AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

  • Page 11: On-Access Scanner

    DAZUKO homepage (Installation_HOWTO). Once the DAZUKO module is installed and inserted, the AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD daemons responsible for the on-access scanning will be fully functional. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

  • Page 12: Command Line Tools

    Scan files with specified extension. Multiple --ext options -e, --ext=<extension> can be specified. Cannot be used with --noext. -n, --noext=<extension> Exclude files with specified extension. Multiple --noext AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

  • Page 13: Avgupdate Command

    Options: -b, --no-backup Do not backup old files. -a, --no-daemons Do not restart any AVG daemon processes. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
  • Page 14 Update URL (used only if the update source is inet). If not specified, the pre-set value from config will be used. Quotation marks are obligatory. -s, --antispam Enable Anti-Spam update. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

  • Page 15: Configuration

    -f option. b) Set configuration values If -w option specified, the values will be set instead of being displayed. New AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

  • Page 16: Logging Configuration

    Loggers names for use with avgcfgctl utility are as follows: 1. Update logger, used by AVG update AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
  • Page 17 Configuration items of all loggers will be now listed. The '*' symbol has to be replaced by 'private' or 'public' thus configuring private or public loggers. Private loggers are encrypted AVG loggers, so there is no reason to set consolelog or syslog items to true.

  • Page 18: Scheduler Configuration

    5 - starts the task every month on sched.Times.DayOfMoth day, at sched. Times.StartTime. 6 - starts the task only on selected days, sched.Times.SelectedDays, at sched.Times.StartTime. · sched.Task.MissedStartAction (DWORD) specifies what to do if the start AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
  • Page 19 These items appear in each task configuration, however, are only used where applicable. Note: Special rules for FREE license users: FREE license users cannot schedule AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

  • Page 20: Update Configuration

    · Default.update.Options.Proxy.Port=3128 specifies proxy port. · Default.update.Options.Proxy.UseLogin=false specifies whether login to proxy is needed. · Default.update.Options.Proxy.Login (STRING) specifies login name. · Default.update.Options.Proxy.Password (STRING) specifies login password. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.
  • Page 21 · Default.aspam.proxy_userpwd (STRING) specifies HTTPS proxy username and password. Note: The MULTISTRING type items are in format "|string1|string2|string3|", and must be put into the quotation marks. AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

  • Page 22: E-Mail Scanner

    6.1.2. Other Engines Supported · AMaViS – A Mail Virus Scanner, information and installation instructions available http://www.amavis.org/ AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

  • Page 23: Uninstallation

    For sh and tar.gz, run: sudo /opt/avg/avg8/bin/uninstall.sh For rpm, run: rpm –e avg-8.0.{release}-{version}.{platform}.rpm For deb, run: sudo dpkg –r avg-8.0.{release}-{version}.{platform}.deb AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

  • Page 24: Faq And Technical Support

    · version of your AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD · your distribution of Linux (or other UNIX based system version) · your AVG license number AVG 8.5 Anti-Virus for Linux/FreeBSD © 2008 Copyright AVG Technologies CZ, s.r.o. All rights reserved.

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