clamav-linux-free-antivuris-scan

Linux Clam AntiVirus ClamAV

• clamav's logo

• Runs on AmazonLinux, Linux RedHat, Ubuntu, MacOS, Raspberry Pi, ...

ClamAV is an open source antivirus engine for detecting trojans, viruses, malware & other malicious threats.

• Official page - https://www.clamav.net/

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Basic installation ClamAV Linux open source antivirus

MacOS - brew install clamav

RaspberryPi Ubuntu - apt-get install clamav

AmazonLinux, RedHat, CentOS, Fedora - yum install clamav

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Using ClamAV freshclam and clamscn

## updates anti-virus database engine

freshclam -v


## executes the scan-antivirus, -->> ATTENTION to the `--remove` flag, this deletes files!
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# consider running the command first without the `--remove` flag.

sudo clamscan --infected --remove --recursive=yes .

brief explanation

• sudo - run the command as superuser or root
• clamscan - runs the ClamAV scanner
• -v - run in verbose mode
• --infected - only output infected files (unless you also specified the verbose)
• --remove - removes (deletes) infected detected files

offical manual command man freshclam man clamscan

use man freshclam or man clamscan for the official command line manual.