BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices
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                          Frequently Asked Questions


                                                    Copyright (c) 2006 SOFTWIN

CONTENTS
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  1. Installation
  2. Usage



1. Installation
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Q: What are the system requirements?
A: Please  consult  the  accompanying  'INSTALL' file for an up to date system
   requirements.

Q: Does BitDefender alter my system configuration?
A: Yes, BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices  will  touch  several  system
   files  (  'man.config'  and  'manpath.config' ) if found on the system, for
   manpage integration. It will also create certain  symlinks  in  '/etc'  and
   '/usr/bin'    directories   for   Linux   and   in   '/usr/local/etc'   and
   '/usr/local/bin' directories for FreeBSD.



2. Usage
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Q: My 'bdscan' program has found a virus in a file, but it does not  disinfect
   it,  though  I  know  that  the  file  can  be disinfected. Why does not it
   disinfect the file?
A: The '--action' command line option, with value 'ignore' by default, can  be
   used  to  specify  what  to  do  when a virus is found. Possible values are
   'disinfect' , 'delete' , 'quarantine' or 'ignore' .  Also, note that  there
   are  lots  of  viruses,  so  called  malware, which can not be disinfected,
   because of their internal structure and behavior, so if 'bdscan' finds such
   a malware, it is recommended to delete the infected file.

Q: How can I tell the virus signatures database is up to date?
A: Run  the following command and look for the line displaying the time of the
   last update.

   # bdscan --info
   If you have BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices performing  a  regular
   update, this time should be recent enough. If not, this is a good moment to
   update you antivirus.

Q: When I try to update the virus definitions/scanning engines, I  always  get
   this No update available message. Why?
A: Make  sure  you are not running the update as an unprivileged user, (a.k.a.
   not 'root' ), because, if this is the case, you do not have write rights in
   the Plugins directory. This is a normal and secure behavior.
A: There  is  really  no  update available at that time, especially if you are
   running the update very, very often.

Q: How often the updates are released and how can I  have  always  the  latest
   updates? How do I know when updates are released?
A: New  updates  are  released  as  soon as new malwares are identified, which
   happens every few hours. BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for  Unices  can  be
   configured to check for updates every few hours, using the 'cron' daemon.

Q: When  I  try  move  infected or suspected files to quarantine zone, I get a
   move failed in the log file. Why?
A: Make sure you have the proper rights on the  quarantine  directories,  i.e.
   the  directories  must  be  writable  for  the  users  who  want to use the
   quarantine facility. The default install creates the quarantine directories
   with  'rwx'  access  rights for all users. If you are an admin of the Linux
   system, and use the quarantine facility, make sure to check  from  time  to
   time  those  directories,  and  delete  all unneeded files, to free up disk
   space.

Q: Why 'bdscan' does not scan symbolic links?
A: 'bdscan' does not follow the symbolic links, neither  for  files,  nor  for
   directories.  This  behavior  avoids  unauthorized disk access and also the
   recursive loops, especially for '/dev' and '/proc' directories.


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