User manual

Avira GmbH Avira AntiVir Server/ Professional (UNIX) 41
Exit Codes
AntiVir Command Line Scanner issues exit codes after operation. UNIX users can include
them in scripts.
Example: Performing Complete Scan
After installation, it is important to perform a complete scan of the system.
The following parameters should be used:
 The command is:
avscan --scan-mode=all
--detect-prefixes=alltypes -s --scan-
in-archive /
Example: Performing Partial Scan
Usually, scanning the directories that contain incoming and outgoing data (mailbox,
Internet, text folders) may be sufficient. These files are usually in /var.
If you have any DOS partitions on your UNIX system, you also have to scan them.
You can use the following parameters:
-v
--verbose
Set verbose mode on. This option should
be used in exceptional cases only, as for
example after a virus detection/removal.
--version
Prints version information.
Exit Code Meaning
0 Normal program termination, nothing found, no error.
1 Found concerning file.
3 Suspicious file found.
4 Warnings were issued.
249 Scan process not completed.
250 Cannot initialize scan process.
251 The avguard daemon is not accessible.
252 The avguard daemon is not running.
253 Error while preparing on-demand scan.
254 Configuration error (invalid parameter in command-line or
configuration file).
255 Internal error.
--scan-mode=all Scans all files.
--detect-
prefixes=alltypes
Scans for all types of malware.
-s Scans all subfolders.
--scan-in-archive Scans packed files, too.