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This is critical information you should treat with increased caution. Nothing bad will
happen if you follow the indications. You should read and understand it, because it
describes something extremely risky.
2. The book structure
The book consists of four parts, containing the major topics: Description and features,
Installation, Usage and Getting help. Moreover, a glossary and UNIX manual pages
are provided to clarify some different aspects of BitDefender, which could issue
technical problems.
Description and features. A short introduction to BitDefender. It explains who is
BitDefender, who is SOFTWIN and Data Security Division. You are presented
BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices, its features, the product components and
the basics of the integration and the filtering mechanism.
Installation. Stepby step instructions for installing BitDefender on a system. Starting
with the prerequisites for a successfully installation, you are conducted through the
whole installation process. Finally, the uninstall procedure is described in case you
need to uninstall BitDefender.
Using BitDefender. Description of basic administration and maintenance of
BitDefender. You are presented the BitDefender configuration file, how to get run-time
information, how to test the antivirus efficiency, how to perform the updates and how
to register the product. You are also presented real life usage scenarios, covering
various aspects of using BitDefender to detect malware on your system, and several
desktop and server integration procedures, to have the antivirus scanning the files
directly from the file manager or the emails passing your local email server.
Getting help. Where to look and where to ask for help if something goes not so right.
You are guided to the Knowledge Base and offered the BitDefender and BitDefender
partners contact information to call, if needed.
Manual pages. The manual pages of BitDefender Antivirus Scanner for Unices are
included for a quick and convenient reference. Whenever you will find examples of
BitDefender commands, the manual pages will provide you a valuable help to
understand all the options and actions.
Glossary. The Glossary tries to explain some technical and uncommon terms you
will find in the pages of this book.
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Preface