Avira GmbH
Avira AntiVir Virus Scan Adapter
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Installation
This Chapter describes AntiVir VSA installation for UNIX and Windows systems:
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AntiVir VSA Installation (UNIX)
– Page 11
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AntiVir VSA Installation (Windows)
– Page 15
3.1
AntiVir VSA Installation (UNIX)
You can find the current version of AntiVir VSA (UNIX) on the Internet or on the AntiVir
CD-ROM.
AntiVir VSA is supplied as a packed archive.
You will be guided step by step through the installation procedure:
•
Getting the Installation Files
– Page 11
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Licensing
– Page 11
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Installing AntiVir VSA
– Page 12
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Reinstalling AntiVir VSA
– Page 14
3.1.1
Getting the Installation Files
Downloading the Installation Files from the Internet
Download the current version file from our website
http://www.avira.com
to your local computer. The file name is
antivir-vsa-prof-<version>.tar.gz
.
Save the file in a
/tmp
folder on the computer on which you want to run AntiVir VSA.
Getting the Installation Files from CD-ROM
On the AntiVir CD-ROM open
/en/products/unix/server
.
Copy the file
antivir-vsa-prof-<version>.tar.gz
in a directory, for example in
/tmp
.
Unpacking Program Files
Go to the temporary directory:
cd /tmp
Unpack the archive containing the AntiVir kit:
tar -xzvf antivir-vsa-prof-<version>.tar.gz
antivir-vsa-prof-<version>
will then appear in the temporary directory.
3.1.2
Licensing
You must have an AntiVir license in order to use the full product (see
Licensing Concept
–
Page 8). The license is contained in a file named
hbedv.key
.
This license file contains information regarding the scope and period of the license.
Without the license file, AntiVir VSA does not run (not even with restricted features).
