Working with Dr.Web for Linux

User’s operation with Dr.Web for Linux can be performed both in graphical mode via the component that provides graphical interface for management and from the command line (including operation via terminal emulators for graphical mode).

To start Dr.Web for Linux graphical interface for management, select the Dr.Web for Linux item on the Applications or enter the following command in the operating system command line:

$ drweb-gui

In this case, if the desktop environment is available, Dr.Web for Linux graphical interface for management is started. To run file scanning at start the graphical interface or to start an autonomous copy of the interface, you can use this command with arguments.

For details on managing the Dr.Web for Linux operation, refer to Working from Command Line.

For the graphic desktop environments, Dr.Web for Linux allows you to start the scan from the taskbar (such as Unity Launcher in Ubuntu OS) and from the graphic file manager (such as Nautilus). Moreover, the application status indicator appears in the notification area of the desktop and provides access to the application menu or displays pop-up notifications. The indicator is displayed as the notification agent, which, as well as all other service components, starts automatically and its operation does not require user intervention. For details, refer to Integration with Desktop Environment.

For details on enabling enhanced file monitoring by SpIDer Guard, refer to File Monitoring Modes.

Regardless of the selected way to install Dr.Web for Linux, after the installation you need either to activate the license or install the key file if already obtained, or connect Dr.Web for Linux to the centralized protection server (see Registration and Activation). Until you do that, anti-virus protection is disabled.

 

Note that the IMAP mail protocol that is mostly used by mail clients (such as Mozilla Thunderbird) to receive email messages from the mail server works in sessions. Therefore after changing operation of the SpIDer Gate monitor (enabling of the previously disabled monitor, change of the scanning mode of secured connections), it is necessary to restart the mail client, so SpIDer Gate can scan incoming email messages after changing its operation mode.