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uvscan

  • Published on Oct 5, 2026
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This command is used to perform virus scans on the Linux operating system.

Syntax: uvscan [object1] [object2...] [option1] [option2...]

Note

To get a list of parameters for the uvscan command, execute uvscan --help command.

Sample Output:

IPSManager> uvscan --VERSION

McAfee VirusScan Command Line for Linux64 Version: x.x.x.x

Copyright (C) 2020 McAfee, Inc.

(xxx) xxx-xxx LICENSED COPY - January 06 2023

AV Engine version: xxxx.xxxx for Linux64.

Dat set version: xxxx created Dec 8 2020

Scanning for 668683 viruses, trojans and variants.

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