Dr.Web can be installed and run on a computer that meets the following minimum requirements:
Parameter
Requirement
CPU
An i686-compatible processor
Operating system
For 32-bit platforms:
•Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or later
•Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 or later
•Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 or later
•Windows 8
•Windows 8.1
•Windows 10 21H2 or earlier
For 64-bit platforms:
•Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 or later
•Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 or later
•Windows 8
•Windows 8.1
•Windows 10 21H2 or earlier
•Windows 11
Free RAM
Minimum 512 MB
Screen resolution
Recommended 1024x768 or higher
Cloud and virtualization environment support
Operation of the program is guaranteed in the following environments:
•VMware
•Hyper-V
•Xen
•KVM
Other
For the Dr.Web for Microsoft Outlook plug-in, one of the following Microsoft Outlook clients from the Microsoft Office package is required:
•Outlook 2000
•Outlook 2002
•Outlook 2003
•Outlook 2007
•Outlook 2010 with Service Pack 2
•Outlook 2013
•Outlook 2016
•Outlook 2019
•Outlook 2021
As Microsoft has stopped supporting SHA-1 hashing algorithm, please ensure that your operating system supports SHA-256 hashing algorithm before installing Dr.Web Anti-virus for Windows on Windows Vista or Windows 7. For this, install all the recommended updates listed in Windows Update section. For the detailed information, please visit Doctor Web official website .
To ensure a correct operation of Dr.Web the following ports must be opened:
Purpose
Direction
Port numbers
To activate and renew the license
outgoing
443
To update (if the option to update using https is enabled)
outgoing
443
To update
outgoing
80
To send email notifications
25 or 465 (or depending on the settings of email notifications)