Package Space Applications – clamav

Overview

clamav is an open source antivirus engine designed for detecting Trojans, viruses, malware and other malicious threats.

Installation

 Follow these steps to load the clamav package to a local desktop or server:

  1. Go to the Package Space Local Downloads page and click on the clamav link.
  2. Click on the link for the clamav version you wish to download.
  3. Follow the installation instructions on the download page.

 Follow these instructions to setup the package on the local machine:

   % sudo groupadd clamav

   % sudo useradd -g clamav -s /bin/false -c “Clam AntiVirus” clamav

   % sudo chown clamav:clamav /usr/local/share/clamav

 Edit the following configuration files as needed:

   /usr/local/etc/clamd.conf

   /usr/local/etc/freshclam.conf

 Finally, create the clamav virus database:

   % sudo /usr/local/bin/freshclam

Versions

  1. The latest version available for local download is clamav  0.97.7

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