eScan for Linux Desktops 

Virus scanning software for machines running on Linux

eScan for Linux Desktops (eScan) is a reliable virus scanning software for machines running on Linux. eScan protects your machines from virus and other threats. It offers a complete and secure anti-virus security solution.

With the increased penetration of Linux as an alternate operating system for desktops, attacks on Linux based machines has increased. About 90% of the viruses today enter the organizations via Internet and through emails. The only solution is to provide content security or, in a broader sense, on demand software application that can be launched as and when required. eScan for Linux desktops answers all the needs.

Features of eScan for Linux Desktop:

• eScan works as an on-demand software application that can be called when you need it.
• It has a sophisticated heuristic scan engine that can currently recognize over 1,20,000 viruses.
• When viruses are detected you can run preset actions like disinfect, delete the infected file, rename it, prompt for users action, etc.
• eScan reads inside the data stream of a file to detect hidden viruses.
• The application can scan virtually all types of files including zipped and archived files.
• eScan has the facility of automatically downloading updates as per a schedule you can set.

Features of eScan for Linux Desktops

Anti-Virus Status
eScan for Linux has a menu that gives important information such as the date of virus signatures were downloaded the eScan anti-virus engine version and the total number of virus that can be removed.

Virus Scanning Features

SET ACTIONS FOR INFECTED FILES
When infected files are detected, you can set the action to be taken. The actions that can be preset include renaming the infected file, quarantining it to a special directory, cleaning the file and if that fails, either rename or delete the file, etc.

Another feature is that you can select specific file types for scanning. Different file types like packed, mail databases, archived, plain mail, self-extracting archived files.

Download Updates
New viruses appear everyday. Updates are vaccines that detect and remove them. eScan can be configured to download updates from MicroWorld's free download sites.

Schedule for Scanning
You can set a schedule to automatically scan your system at a preset time. When virus infected files are detected, actions you have selected earlier are run.

View eScan Log
eScan generates a comprehensive log of anti-virus activity. The log shows date and time when scanning was done, path and name of objects scanned.

eScan for Linux Server 

Virus scanning software for servers running on Linux operating systems

eScan for Linux (eScan) is a reliable virus scanning software for workstations and servers running on Linux. It offers a complete and secure anti-virus security solution that detects and removes over 1,20,000 viruses, Trojans and other threats. This page explains the key features of eScan for Linux Servers and demonstrates how it detects and removes viruses.

Features of eScan for Linux Server:

• Real-time Intelligent Monitor to guard your system
• Configuration and management through a web interface
• Ability to scan files automatically as they are modified and closed in real time
• Quarantine the infected filed
• Skip scanning of files with specified extensions
• Scans files in real time with the specified include directories
• Exclude scanning files in real time with the specified exclude directories
• Command line scanner for automation and scheduling
• Automatic and manual download of updates

eScan for Linux is available for Workstations and Servers. The server version has a web interface also

Monitor Options
eScan for Linux Servers has a feature called the Monitor which allows you to configure settings like the cache size, number of threads (files) that can be scanned simultaneously and set the maximum size up to which files should be scanned. You can also Quarantine infected files. Other features include setting the quarantine path and excluding files with specific masks (like .pdf, .txt) from scanning. Monitor allows you to exclude specific directories from scanning.

The same settings can be done with the web interface:

eScan Status
eScan for Linux Servers has a menu that gives important information such as the date of virus signatures were downloaded, the anti-virus engine version and the total number of virus that can be detected and removed.

 Virus Scanning Features

SCANNING FILES AND DIRECTORIES
eScan allows you to select different objects in your system and scan them for viruses. You can select and scan any directory or file, your whole computer, directories in your system and also running process for memory resident viruses.

SET ACTIONS FOR INFECTED FILES
When infected files are detected, you can set the action to be taken. The actions that can be preset include renaming the infected file, disinfect the file and if that fails, either rename or delete the file, etc.

You can select specific file types for scanning. Different file types like packed, mail databases, archived, plain mail, self-extracting archived files, etc. can be selected.

 The same settings can be done with the web interface:

Download Updates
Every day sees new viruses appearing. Updates are vaccines that detect and remove new viruses. The software must have the means to identify new viruses and remove them. Updates are available as free downloads from our mirror download sites. eScan can be configured to connect automatically to these sites and download updates.

The same settings can be done with the web interface:

Auto Scan Schedule
You can set a schedule to automatically scan your system at a preset time. You can also set the actions that should be run when virus infected files are detected.

The same settings can be done with the web interface:

View eScan Log
eScan generates a comprehensive log of scanning activity. The log shows date and time when scanning was done and path of objects scanned. You can also view the scan report. There are three log levels: 0 level logs all scanning activity, 1 level logs only infected files and scan report, 2 level logs only scan report.

The same settings can be done with the web interface: