Appendix
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Avira AntiVir UNIX Server
Avira GmbH
8.2
Further Information
You can find further information on viruses, worms, macro viruses and other unwanted
programs at
http://www.avira.com/en/threats/index.html .
Script
A text file containing commands to be executed by the system (similar to
batch files in DOS)
SMP (Symmetric Multi
Processing)
UNIX SMP: UNIX version for computers with parallel processors.
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol: protocol for email transmission on the
Internet.
syslog daemon
A daemon used by programs for logging various information. These reports
are written in different logfiles. The syslog daemon configuration is in
/etc/syslog.conf
.
Unwanted programs
The name for programs that do not directly harm the computer but are not
wanted by the user or administrator. These can be backdoors, dialers, jokes
and games. AntiVir detects various types of unwanted programs.
VDF (Virus Definition
File)
A file with known signatures for viruses and unwanted programs. In many
cases it is enough for an update to load the most recent version of this file.
VFS
Virtual File System
Item
Meaning
