Mail Server : Postfix + Clamav + Amavisd2019/11/07

	Configure Virus-Scanning for E-Mails with Postfix + Clamav.
[1]	Install Clamav, refer to here.
[2]	Install Amavisd and Clamav Server.

# install from EPEL and powertools (disabled by default)

[root@mail ~]#

dnf --enablerepo=epel,powertools -y install amavisd-new clamd perl-Digest-SHA1 perl-IO-stringy

[root@mail ~]#

vi /etc/clamd.d/scan.conf

# line 8: comment out

Example

# line 14: uncomment

LogFile /var/log/clamd.scan

# line 74: uncomment

PidFile /var/run/clamd.scan/clamd.pid

# line 78: uncomment

TemporaryDirectory /var/tmp

# line 93: uncomment

LocalSocket /var/run/clamd.scan/clamd.sock

[root@mail ~]#

touch /var/log/clamd.scan

[root@mail ~]#

chown clamscan. /var/log/clamd.scan

[root@mail ~]#

systemctl enable --now clamd@scan

[3]	If SELinux is enabled, add rules to start Clamav Server like follows.

[root@mail ~]#

restorecon -v /var/log/clamd.scan

[root@mail ~]#

setsebool -P antivirus_can_scan_system on

[4]	Configure Amavisd.

[root@mail ~]#

vi /etc/amavisd/amavisd.conf

# line 23: change to the own domain name

$mydomain = '

srv.world

# line 155: uncomment and change to the own hostname

$myhostname = '

mail.srv.world

# line 157,158: uncomment

$notify_method = 'smtp:[127.0.0.1]:10025';
$forward_method = 'smtp:[127.0.0.1]:10025';

[root@mail ~]#

systemctl enable --now amavisd

[5]	Configure Postfix.

[root@mail ~]#

vi /etc/postfix/main.cf

# add follows to the end

content_filter=smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024

[root@mail ~]#

vi /etc/postfix/master.cf

# add follows to the end

smtp-amavis unix -    -    n    -    2 smtp
    -o smtp_data_done_timeout=1200
    -o smtp_send_xforward_command=yes
    -o disable_dns_lookups=yes
127.0.0.1:10025 inet n    -    n    -    - smtpd
    -o content_filter=
    -o local_recipient_maps=
    -o relay_recipient_maps=
    -o smtpd_restriction_classes=
    -o smtpd_client_restrictions=
    -o smtpd_helo_restrictions=
    -o smtpd_sender_restrictions=
    -o smtpd_recipient_restrictions=permit_mynetworks,reject
    -o mynetworks=127.0.0.0/8
    -o strict_rfc821_envelopes=yes
    -o smtpd_error_sleep_time=0
    -o smtpd_soft_error_limit=1001
    -o smtpd_hard_error_limit=1000

[root@mail ~]#

systemctl restart postfix

[6]	That' OK all. [X-Virus-Scanned: ***] lines are added in the header section of emails after this configuration and emails with known Virus will not sent to Clients like following email logs.

Nov  6 21:21:33 mail postfix/pickup[1787]: 781F86A8D9: uid=1000 from=<cent>
Nov  6 21:21:33 mail postfix/cleanup[1999]: 781F86A8D9: message-id=<20191106082133.781F86A8D9@mail.srv.world>
Nov  6 21:21:33 mail postfix/qmgr[1788]: 781F86A8D9: from=<cent@srv.world>, size=1067, nrcpt=1 (queue active)
Nov  6 21:21:33 mail clamd[1789]: /var/spool/amavisd/tmp/amavis-20191106T171232-01897-FhzhpBI_/parts/p004: Eicar-Test-Signature FOUND
Nov  6 21:21:33 mail clamd[1789]: /var/spool/amavisd/tmp/amavis-20191106T171232-01897-FhzhpBI_/parts/p002: Eicar-Test-Signature FOUND
Nov  6 21:21:33 mail amavis[1897]: (01897-02) Blocked INFECTED (Eicar-Test-Signature) {DiscardedInbound,Quarantined}, [127.0.0.1] <cent@srv.world> -> <redhat@srv.world>, Message-ID: <20191106082133.781F86A8D9@mail.srv.world>, mail_id: RWk5af6D8pJ2, Hits: -, size: 1067, 88 ms
Nov  6 21:21:33 mail postfix/smtp[2000]: 781F86A8D9: to=<redhat@srv.world>, orig_to=<cent@mail.virtual.host>, relay=127.0.0.1[127.0.0.1]:10024, delay=0.18, delays=0.07/0.02/0/0.09, dsn=2.7.0, status=sent (250 2.7.0 Ok, discarded, id=01897-02 - INFECTED: Eicar-Test-Signature)
Nov  6 21:21:33 mail postfix/qmgr[1788]: 781F86A8D9: removed

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