Dr. Web Anti-Virus

This was an anti-virus software that used to be available for OS/2.

Doctor Web for OS/2 is a version of the popular antivirus scanner, Doctor Web, designed to run under the OS/2 operating system. Doctor Web for OS/2 is a member of the 32-bit family of antivirus scanners briefly referred to as DrWeb32. All 32-bit Doctor Web scanners (for DOS/386, Novell NetWare and OS/2) has modular architecture and include the following components: The Kernel is an executable code that implements various algorithms for virus detection and removal. The Virus database is a separate file (or files) that contains virus signatures and precompiled description of rules for virus detection and removal.
 * kernel
 * virus database
 * shell

The Shell is an implementation of the user interface that is specific for each operating environment. This architecture enables all 32-bit Doctor Web versions to use the same kernel and virus databases.

The shell of Doctor Web for OS/2 provides a simple command-line interface typical for batch processing. However, the version for OS/2 and versions with graphical interface offer absolutely similar functionality.

Dr.Web console scanner – doesn’t require an installation and can be launched from any removable media or from a flash-drive.

Links

 * Archived WebPage