User manual
Avira GmbH Avira AntiVir Server/ Professional (UNIX) 9
3 Installation
You can find the current version of Avira AntiVir Server/ Professional on our website 
www.avira.com.
AntiVir is supplied as a packed archive. It contains AntiVir Engine, Guard, Command Line 
Scanner and the Avira Updater.
You will be guided step by step throughout the installation procedure. This Chapter is 
divided into the following sections:
• Getting the Installation Files – Page 9
• Licensing – Page 9
• Installing AntiVir – Page 10
• Reinstalling and Uninstalling AntiVir – Page 14
• Integration in AMaViS – Page 16
3.1 Getting the Installation Files
Downloading the Installation Files from the Internet
 Download the current version of Avira AntiVir Server/ Professional from our website 
http://www.avira.com  to your local computer. 
Save the file in the temporary folder (/tmp) on the computer on which you want to 
run Avira AntiVir Server/ Professional. The file name is
antivir-server-prof-<version>.tar.gz
or:
antivir-workstation-prof-<version>.tar.gz
Unpacking Program Files
 Go to the temporary directory:
cd /tmp
 Unpack the archive containing the AntiVir kit:
tar -xzvf antivir-server-prof-<version>.tar.gz
or:
tar -xzvf antivir-workstation-prof-<version>.tar.gz
 In the temporary directory will then appear:
 antivir-server-prof-<version> or antivir-workstation-prof-<version>
3.2 Licensing 
You must have an AntiVir license in order to use the product (see Licensing Concept – 
Page 6). The license comes in a file named hbedv.key.
This license file contains information regarding the scope and period of the license.
Purchasing the License
 You may contact us by telephone or by email (sales@avira.com) to acquire a license 
file for Avira AntiVir Server/ Professional.
 You will receive the license file by email.










