AVG is one of the famous security software companies in the world . They have been providing security softwares for Windows ,mac, Linux and Android OS. They also have both Business and Home versions of all products. Here we are talking about Linux version. AVG for linux will make it user sad because it doesn't have a Graphical interface. Absence of Graphical interface makes everything too difficult.Learning the terminal commands by heart is the only way to do the required actions.
Below commands are used to run AVG
avgcfgctl,
avgctl,
avgdiag,
avgdump,
avgevtlog,
avgscan,
avgsetup,
avgspmctl,
avgupdate,
avgvvctl
How to scan file / Directories using AVG on Ubuntu/Linux
1. Open Terminal
2. Mount your all Disk partitions
3. Enter this command
cd /
then
cd /media
press enter
then enter these commands
avgscan * -- is used to scan all files and directories
avgscan file name/directory name - is used to scan specific files and folders
avgupdate - is used to update your antivirus , it is very important you should update it regularly
How to scan entire folder and files /Full system scanning except filesystem ( where ubuntu stores it's data's and applications)
Mound all disk partitions
Open terminal
Enter this command
avgscan //media/*
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| AVG full system scanning |
To scan your Home , Download folder ,Video etc..
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| Home directories scanning |
Note: While performing scanning your system consume more resources and power , it make your system slow.
Labels: AVG Antivirus for Linux, Ubuntu antivirus
