Installing Dr.Web Security Control Center Extension

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Under Mozilla Firefox, Opera ans Chrome web browsers, Dr.Web Security Control Center extension installation is available under Windows OS and Linux system-based OS only.

Dr.Web Security Control Center extension is required for full functionality of Dr.Web Security Control Center (see also the System Requirements section).

The extension is distributed with the Server installation package and can be installed:

1.Automatically, by browser request when you use Dr.Web Security Control Center, particularly, elements which require the extension (anti-virus components remote updater or Network Scanner).

2.Manually, via Dr.Web Security Control Center extension installer.

Manually Installation of Dr.Web Security Control Center Extension

To download Dr.Web Security Control Center Extension for manually installation

1.Open Dr.Web Security Control Center. If Dr.Web Security Control Center extension for using browser is not installed yet, under the main menu, recommendation on extension installation will be presented.

2.Follow the Install Dr.Web Security Control Center browser extension link.

Section for downloading Dr.Web Security Control Center extension

3.In the extension download section, version of current browser and offered extension bit rate (x86 or x64) are represented.

For UNIX system-based systems you can select distribution kit for corresponding OS from the drop-down list.

4.To download and save the extension, click Download. After this, you can install the extension manually.

5.To change the bit rate of the extension, click the link under download button, after this you can download installer as described at step 4.

To install Dr.Web Security Control Center Extension under Windows OS

1.Run the installation file. On the Welcome page of the InstallShield Wizard, click Next.

2.On the License Agreement page, read the agreement. To accept the agreement and proceed with the installation, select I accept the terms of the license agreement and click Next. To exit the wizard, click Cancel.

3.A window for changing the default installation folder will be opened. If necessary, click Change and specify the installation folder. Click Next.

4.Click Install. The installation begins. Further actions of the installation program do not require user intervention.

5.When installation completes, click Finish.

To install Dr.Web Security Control Center Extension under UNIX system-based OS

Execute the following command:

for deb packages:

dpkg -i drweb-esuite-plugins-linux-<distribution_version>.deb

for rpm packages:

rpm -i drweb-esuite-plugins-linux-<distribution_version>.rpm

for other systems (tar.bz2 and tar.gz packages):

1.Unpack the archive with browser extension.

2.Create a directory for browser extensions, if it is not exist.

For example, for Mozilla Firefox browser: mkdir /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins

3.Copy unpacked at step 1 library to the extensions directory.

For example, for Mozilla Firefox browser: cp libnp*.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins

After installation of Dr.Web Security Control Center Extension under UNIX system-based OS, restart web browser, if it was started.