Wednesday, December 1, 2021

ClamAV

ClamAV is an open source anti-virus engine.  To install the main application and a GUI interface within Linux Mint, use the following commands:

sudo apt install clamav

sudo apt install clamtk

To update signatures via a terminal session, use the following commands:

sudo service clamav-freshclam stop
sudo freshclam
sudo service clamav-freshclam start

To scan a directory via a terminal session, use the following command:

clamscan -r -i directory_name


https://www.networkworld.com/article/3652690/using-clamav-to-detect-and-remove-viruses-on-linux.html

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