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obj: application
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os: linux
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arch-wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/ClamAV
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website: https://www.clamav.net/
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#refactor
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# ClamAV
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[Arch Wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/ClamAV)
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Clam AntiVirus is an open source (GPL) anti-virus toolkit for UNIX. It provides a number of utilities including a flexible and scalable multi-threaded daemon, a command line scanner and advanced tool for automatic database updates. Because ClamAV's main use is on file/mail servers for [Windows](../windows/Windows.md) desktops, it primarily detects [Windows](../windows/Windows.md) viruses and malware with its built-in signatures.
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## Usage
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### Updating database
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Update the virus definitions with:
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```shell
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freshclam
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```
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The database files are saved in:
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```
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/var/lib/clamav/daily.cvd
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/var/lib/clamav/main.cvd
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/var/lib/clamav/bytecode.cvd
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```
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Start/Enable`clamav-freshclam.service` so that the virus definitions are kept recent.
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### Starting the daemon
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**Note:**
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- You will need to run `freshclam` before starting the service for the first time or you will run into trouble/errors which will prevent ClamAV from starting correctly.
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- The daemon is not needed if you only want to perform stand-alone scans. See [Scan for viruses](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/ClamAV#Scan_for_viruses) below.
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The service is called `clamav-daemon.service`. |