---
name: "aegis-virus-scanner"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "aegis-virus-scanner"
version: "0.1.1-1"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/aegis-virus-scanner"
---

# aegis-virus-scanner(1)

A virus scanner for Linux/Unix systems

## NAME

aegis-virus-scanner - A virus scanner for Linux/Unix systems

## SYNTAX

**aegis-virus-scanner** \[*file⎪dir*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Aegis is a virus scanner for Linux/Unix systems with a simple and intuitive user interface.

Aegis supports scanning of subdirectories, hidden files and .zip and .tar archive files, and drag-and-drop of files from the Nautilus file browser, or your Gnome desktop. When a virus is detected you can choose to delete, quarantine or rename the file.

## OPTIONS

*file⎪dir* If an argument is specivied it will be set as the current location and scanned automatically.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Florian Ragwitz \<florian@mookooh.org\> for the **Debian** system (but may be used by others). Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any later version  published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in */usr/share/common-licenses/GPL*.