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13 January 2001

Kaspersky Lab Introduces the New Version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux

Kaspersky Lab announces the release of the new version of Kaspersky
Anti-Virus for Linux (3.0 Build 135.3).

New Features:
-	Set-up program (Installer) now supports different types of Linux
distributions: Red Hat Linux, Slackware Linux, Debian Linux. In particular,
this allows for correct anti-virus module startup during the initial
operating system boot.
-	Improved system for anti-virus database uploads via the Internet
(Updater). Now the program features support for KLB-files allowing for
downloading only new updates, and reducing the load of your Internet
bandwidth and costs associated with Internet connection.
-	Improved configuration file (profile) format. Added virus-check
personal settings for each separate directory and different types of files
according to a user's specific tasks.
-	Support for ".", ",", ";" characters in file names 
-	Added "Slogan" module for the generation of brief aggregate
statistical reports about the number, diversity, time and place of malicious
code detection. Supports TXT and HTML file formats.
-	Added "Chechurl" module for adjusting the fastest and most effective
HTTP and FTP Web sites for downloading anti-virus database updates.
-	Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux Server now contains a ready-made
solution to integrate centralized virus filtering for Postfix e-mail
gateways.

See the "WHATS.NEW.*" file for more details about new features in Kaspersky
AV for Linux.

The new version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus is available for downloading from
the Kaspersky Lab Web site at http://www.kaspersky.com/download.asp. 

All registered users of previous versions of Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Linux
may upgrade to the new version free of charge.


Best Regards, Denis Zenkin
Head of Corporate Comminucations
Kaspersky Lab Ltd

10, Geroyev Panfilovtsev St, Moscow, 123363,  Russia
Tel.: +7 095 948 56 50; Fax: +7 095 948 43 31; Mobile: +7 095 798 98 76
E-mail: denis@kaspersky.com; http://www.kaspersky.com;
http://www.viruslist.com
Secure Your Cyberspace with Kaspersky Anti-Virus (AVP)! 

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Meet Kaspersky Lab at CeBIT-2001!
Learn about the latest developments in the anti-virus industry!
Visit booth No. E66, hall 5