Protection Components and Management Modules

Dr.Web Anti-virus for Windows contains the following protection components and management modules:

Component/module

Description

A component that constantly resides in memory. SpIDer Guard scans processes and files on their launch and creation and detects any malicious activity.

A component that monitors data exchange between any mail clients on your computer and mail servers made via POP3/SMTP/IMAP4/NNTP protocols (IMAP4 stands for IMAPv4rev1), detects and neutralizes threats before they are transferred to or from your computer thus preventing spread of infection via email.

A personal firewall that protects your computer from unauthorized access and prevents leak of vital data through networks.

A component that controls application access to critical system objects and provides exploit prevention and integrity of running applications.

A component that blocks malicious objects that use application vulnerabilities.

A component that provides protection against ransomware.

A scanner with a graphical interface that launches on demand or as scheduled and scans your computer for viruses and other malicious software.

A command-line version of Dr.Web Scanner.

A plug-in that scans Microsoft Outlook mailboxes for threats.

A module that allows registered users to receive and automatically install updates for virus databases and Dr.Web modules.

A module that helps you configure and manage your anti-virus product.