Fedora 45

Install Clam AntiVirus2026/11/11

 

Install Clam AntiVirus to protect your System from Computer Virus.

[1] Install Clamav.
root@dlp:~#
dnf -y install clamav clamav-freshclam
root@dlp:~#
vi /etc/freshclam.conf
# line 8 : comment out if it is enabled

#
Example
# update pattern files manually

root@dlp:~#
freshclam

ClamAV update process started at Wed Nov 11 09:44:41 2026
daily database available for download (remote version: 28179)
Time:    2.9s, ETA:    0.0s [========================>]   22.36MiB/22.36MiB
Testing database: '/var/lib/clamav/tmp.78e4a94ad0/clamav-b4bedce1ba42cc996388427c33d4e91f.tmp-daily.cvd' ...
Database test passed.
daily.cvd updated (version: 28179, sigs: 355854, f-level: 90, builder: svc.clamav-publisher)
main database available for download (remote version: 63)
Time:    2.8s, ETA:    5.5s [========>   [   80.210335] clocksource: Marking clocksource tsc unstable due to frequency skew
Time:    5.4s, ETA:    3.2s [===============>  [   82.700119] sched: DL replenish lagged too much
Time:    9.2s, ETA:    0.0s [========================>]   84.95MiB/84.95MiB
Testing database: '/var/lib/clamav/tmp.78e4a94ad0/clamav-ae9b0f610b37cfdc45c82b376f978d79.tmp-main.cvd' ...
Database test passed.
main.cvd updated (version: 63, sigs: 3287027, f-level: 90, builder: tomjudge)
bytecode database available for download (remote version: 339)
Time:    0.1s, ETA:    0.0s [========================>]  275.10KiB/275.10KiB
Testing database: '/var/lib/clamav/tmp.78e4a94ad0/clamav-136a42442ca3e09bb79f729480be2594.tmp-bytecode.cvd' ...
Database test passed.
bytecode.cvd updated (version: 339, sigs: 80, f-level: 90, builder: nrandolp)
[2] Try to scan the Fedora Server.
# scan [/home]

root@dlp:~#
clamscan --infected --remove --recursive /home
----------- SCAN SUMMARY -----------
Known viruses: 3628258
Engine version: 1.4.6
Scanned directories: 2
Scanned files: 3
Infected files: 0
Data scanned: 0.00 MB
Data read: 0.00 MB (ratio 0.00:1)
Time: 7.579 sec (0 m 7 s)
Start Date: 2026:11:11 09:45:54
End Date:   2026:11:11 09:46:01

# download trial virus

root@dlp:~#
wget https://files.trendmicro.com/products/eicar-file/eicar.com
root@dlp:~#
clamscan --infected --remove --recursive .

# just detected and removed

./eicar.com: Eicar-Test-Signature FOUND
./eicar.com (real path: '/root/eicar.com'): Removed.

----------- SCAN SUMMARY -----------
Known viruses: 3628258
Engine version: 1.4.6
Scanned directories: 5
Scanned files: 10
Infected files: 1
Data scanned: 0.00 MB
Data read: 0.00 MB (ratio 0.00:1)
Time: 7.541 sec (0 m 7 s)
Start Date: 2026:11:11 09:46:37
End Date:   2026:11:11 09:46:45
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