Install Clamav Antivirus

Before you start installing Clamav Antivirus in your Linux box, please add the extra repository for yum. Install Dag repository, and how to install, go to my post Add Repository for yum.

yum - -enablerepo=dag install clamav -y

After installing there is few changed needed in configuration file.

vim /etc/freshclam.conf
#locate the line below and comment it
#NotifyClamd /etc/clamd.conf

Now update the clamd and its virus defination
#freshclam

To scan for Virus
#clamscan - -infected - -remove - -recursive

eg.
#clamscan - -infected - -remove - -recursive /home