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Avira AntiVir Virus Scan Adapter
Avira GmbH
11.2 Further Information
You can find further information on viruses, worms, macro viruses and other unwanted
programs at
http://www.avira.com .
SAVAPI
Secure AntiVirus Application Programming Interface:
AntiVir SAVAPI ensures quick and simple integration of the latest Avira
technology for detection and protection against malware in third-party
programs and applications.
Signature
A bytes-combination used to recognize a virus or unwanted program.
Script
A text file containing commands to be executed by the system (similar to
batch files in DOS).
SMP (Symmetric Multi
Processing)
Computer architecture with multiple similar CPUs working in parallel.
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol: protocol for email communication 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 sufficient for an update to load the most recent version of this file.
VFS
Virtual File System
Item
Meaning
