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windows' malware
« on: November 30, 2010, 03:39:08 PM »
hi everyone! i've a question...does avast for linux scan only for linux's malware or also find windows' malware? Thanks

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Re: windows' malware
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2010, 05:00:36 PM »
hi everyone! i've a question...does avast for linux scan only for linux's malware or also find windows' malware? Thanks

It scans for all malware.
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Re: windows' malware
« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2010, 09:09:26 AM »
hi everyone! i've a question...does avast for linux scan only for linux's malware or also find windows' malware? Thanks

It scans for all malware.
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Hallo,
there's just one database of malware for all products. So, all avast clones scan for the same (with few small exceptions) set of malware, containing malware, related to all platforms.

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