System Requirements

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Note

Before installing Dr.Web:

Remove any anti-virus software from your computer to prevent possible incompatibility of resident Dr.Web components.

Install all critical updates recommended by the operating system developer. If the operating system is no longer supported, then upgrade to a newer operating system.

If you install Dr.Web Firewall, uninstall all other firewalls from your computer.

Dr.Web can be installed and run on a computer that meets the following minimum requirements:

Component

Requirement

CPU

An i686-compatible processor.

Free RAM

Minimum 512 MB of RAM.

Hard disk space

1 GB for Dr.Web components.

Files created during installation will require additional space.

Operating system

For 32-bit platforms:

Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or higher

Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 or higher

Windows 7

Windows 8

Windows 8.1

Windows 10

For 64-bit platforms:

Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 or higher

Windows 7

Windows 8

Windows 8.1

Windows 10

You may need to download and install certain system components from the Microsoft official website. If necessary, Dr.Web will notify you about the required components and provide download links.

Resolution

Minimum recommended screen resolution is 800x600.

Other

To update Dr.Web virus databases and Dr.Web components, connection to the central protection server or to the Internet in the Mobile mode is required.

For the Dr.Web for Microsoft Outlook extension, one of the following Microsoft Outlook clients from the Microsoft Office package is required:

Outlook 2000 (Outlook 9)

Outlook 2002 (Outlook 10 or Outlook XP)

Office Outlook 2003 (Outlook 11)

Office Outlook 2007

Office Outlook 2010 with Service Pack 2

Office Outlook 2013

To ensure a correct operation of Dr.Web the following ports must be opened:

Purpose

Direction

Port numbers

To send email notifications

 

25 or 465 (or depending on the settings of email notifications)

To connect to Dr.Web Cloud

outgoing

2075 (including UDP)

Other system requirements are similar to those for the corresponding operating system.