Mail Server : Postfix + Clamav + Amavisd2024/05/16

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

[root@mail ~]#

dnf -y install amavis 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 77 : uncomment

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

# line 81 : uncomment

TemporaryDirectory /var/tmp

# line 96 : uncomment

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

[root@mail ~]#

touch /var/log/clamd.scan

[root@mail ~]#

chown clamscan: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 171 : uncomment and change to the your hostname

$myhostname = '

mail.srv.world

[root@mail ~]#

systemctl enable --now amavisd

[5]	Configure Postfix.

[root@mail ~]#

vi /etc/postfix/main.cf

# add follows to last line

content_filter=smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024

[root@mail ~]#

vi /etc/postfix/master.cf

# add follows to last line

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. [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.

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