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Avira GmbH Avira AntiVir Server/ Professional (UNIX) 42
If your DOS partitions are in /mnt and the incoming and outgoing files are in /var:
 Use the command:
avscan
--scan-mode=all -s --scan-in-archive /var /mnt
Example: Deleting Infected Files
Avira AntiVir Server/ Professional can delete files which contain viruses or unwanted
programs. Optionally, AntiVir can first try to repair these files. Otherwise, the program
will delete them completely; i.e. repairing tools will not recover them.
You can use the following options:
If you want to delete all infected files from /home/myhome (Check user permissions!):
 Type the command:
avscan --scan-mode=all --alert-action=delete /home/myhome
If you want to repair infected files from /home/myhome and to delete the files that could
not be repaired:
 Type the command:
avscan --scan-mode=all -e --alert-action=delete /home/
myhome
5.3 Reaction to Detecting Viruses/ Unwanted Programs
If correctly configured, Avira AntiVir Server/ Professional is set to deal automatically with
all the tasks on your computer:
• The infected file is repaired or at least deleted.
• If it could not be repaired, access to the file is blocked and, according to the
configuration, the file is renamed or moved. This eliminates all virus actions.
You should do the following:
 Try to detect the way the virus/ unwanted program infiltrated your system.
 Perform targeted scanning on the data storage supports you used.
 Inform your team, superiors or partners.
 Inform your system administrator and security provider.
--scan-mode=all Scans all files.
-s Scans all subfolders.
--scan-in-archive Scans packed files, too.
--scan-mode=all Scans all files.
--alert-
action=delete
Deletes infected files.
-e --alert-
action=delete
Tries to repair the infected files and deletes the ones it could
not repair.
In the following examples, files are transformed or deleted. Therefore
important data may be lost!