D A E M O N
Daemon has all the features of anti-virus programs designed for other
platforms, and allows checking for viruses in all file types (including
archives, packed and plain mail files), application of the heuristic detection
and redundant checking tools. The process can perform functions of the
server or the client.
Installation, setup, customization and updating of the Daemon virus-
definition databases are similar to those described for the anti-virus
scanner. The difference is in the command line and the available switches,
and this is related to the specific operation mode of the process (see
subchapter 6.2).
6.2. Launching the daemon
process
The Daemon command line. Command line switches
specific to the daemon process. The Daemon profile as
compared with the anti-virus scanner.
Daemon can be launched from the command line, script files and user
programs. Treatment of the daemon process for the purpose of search and
deletion of viruses is independent its status (whether it is running or not)
and from whether it is called from the command line or a user program.
If, when started, your Daemon does not detect the key file, the
program will function as a demonstration copy, i.e. it will be disabled
from scanning for viruses in archives and mail messages
and from
asking you to choose an action for a virus that has been
detected
.
The general format of the Daemon command line is:
./kavdaemon [switch1] [switch2] [...] [switchN] [path]
where
[switch…]
is the optional command line switch of the Daemon
program;
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