FICHA · AUR

avast

Avast antivirus scanner provides a scan command line tool and unix domain sockets which are used by other services.

  • security-scanner
  • CLI
  • SERVICE
  • FILESYSTEM
  • Launchable
  • Runs in terminal
  • Background service
official+codex · reviewed · May 30, 2026 description in en

Description

Files and services can be scanned with Avast antivirus tooling from the command line or through local Unix sockets used by integrations. It is most relevant for administrators who need antivirus scanning on Linux systems or file-processing servers.

Antivirus scanning can read many files and may send or use signature data depending on product configuration. Review licensing, update behavior, and privacy expectations before deploying it broadly.

How to run

scan

Commands: scan

Permissions

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