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Avira GmbH Avira AntiVir Server/ Professional (UNIX) 38
--archive-max-count=<N>
Sets a limit to the number of files in an
archive or mailbox that will be scanned by
the Guard. Guard will stop scanning at the
set number of files.
--archive-max-ratio=<N>
Limits the archive or mailbox ratio. The
CLS does not scan beyond the configured
limits.
--archive-max-recursion=<N>
Limits the archive or mailbox recursion.
The CLS does not scan beyond the
configured limits.
--archive-max-size=<N>
Limits the archive or mailbox size. The CLS
does not scan beyond the configured
limits.
--batch
Enables "batch mode": If you enable this
option avscan will enter the non-
interactive batch mode. In this mode all
decisions are carried out based on the
given configuration file and command-line
settings. The user will not be asked to
make or confirm any decisions.
Note: If you had set the alert action to
delete the alert action for files which are
only considered suspicious is automatically
reset by avscan to quarantine when
operating in batch mode.
--config
Prints a sample configuration.
-C <configuration-file>
Use a specific configuration file instead of
the default one.
--detect-prefixes=<spec>
Specifies which kind of malware or
unwanted software should get detected.
(Virus detection is always active.)
Accepts whitespace or colon separated list
of "<type>[=<bool>]".
--detect-
prefixes='adspy=yes:joke=no:spr:
bdc'
To scan for all types of malware:
--detect-prefixes=alltypes
See the list of accepted types at
DetectPrefixes – Page 24.
-e
Repair concerning files if possible.
--exclude-ext=<ext>{:<ext>}
Specifies that the given extensions are
excluded from scanning. Example:
--exclude-ext=exe:com:bat
Note: When scanning symbolic links, the
files they point to are scanned.