ClamAV-EN

Introduction

This page shows how to activate, update, and scan using ClamAV

To enable ClamAV (integrated since version 14.04) run:

# systemctl enable clamd.service

Before starting the service, you must download the latest antivirus definitions:

# freshclam

To start ClamAV run:

# systemctl start clamd.service

clamscan can be used to scan certain files, home directory, or an entire system

# clamscan myfile
# clamscan -r -i /home
# clamscan -r -i --exclude-dir=^/sys\|^/proc\|^/dev /