CentOS 8

Install Clamav AntiVirus2019/09/26

	Install Clam AntiVirus to protect your System from Virus.
[1]	Install Clamav.

# install from EPEL

[root@dlp ~]#

dnf --enablerepo=epel -y install clamav clamav-update

[root@dlp ~]#

vi /etc/freshclam.conf

# line 8: comment out if it enabled

Example

# update pattern files manually

[root@dlp ~]#

freshclam

ClamAV update process started at Thu Sep 26 00:45:12 2019
main.cvd is up to date (version: 58, sigs: 4566249, f-level: 60, builder: sigmgr)
daily.cvd is up to date (version: 25583, sigs: 1778105, f-level: 63, builder: raynman)
bytecode.cvd is up to date (version: 331, sigs: 94, f-level: 63, builder: anvilleg)

[2]	Try to scan System.

# scan /home

[root@dlp ~]#

clamscan --infected --remove --recursive /home

----------- SCAN SUMMARY -----------
Known viruses: 6334004
Engine version: 0.101.4
Scanned directories: 2
Scanned files: 3
Infected files: 0
Data scanned: 0.00 MB
Data read: 0.00 MB (ratio 0.00:1)
Time: 40.722 sec (0 m 40 s)

# download trial virus

[root@dlp ~]#

wget http://www.eicar.org/download/eicar.com

[root@dlp ~]#

clamscan --infected --remove --recursive .

# just detected and removed

./eicar.com: Eicar-Test-Signature FOUND
./eicar.com: Removed.

----------- SCAN SUMMARY -----------
Known viruses: 6334004
Engine version: 0.101.4
Scanned directories: 1
Scanned files: 9
Infected files: 1
Data scanned: 0.01 MB
Data read: 0.00 MB (ratio 2.00:1)
Time: 39.496 sec (0 m 39 s)

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