Clamav AntiVirus : Install2025/12/02

	Install Clam AntiVirus to protect your System from Virus.
[1]	Install Clamav.

dlp:~ #

zypper -n install clamav

dlp:~ #

vi /etc/freshclam.conf

# line 149 : comment out

NotifyClamd /etc/clamd.conf

# update pattern files manually

dlp:~ #

freshclam

ClamAV update process started at Tue Dec  2 15:31:33 2025
daily database available for download (remote version: 27837)
Time:    5.7s, ETA:    0.0s [========================>]   61.77MiB/61.77MiB
Testing database: '/var/lib/clamav/tmp.b9b5e72840/clamav-83af15a027434b8535a4dbc0635e8566.tmp-daily.cvd' ...
Database test passed.
daily.cvd updated (version: 27837, sigs: 2077258, f-level: 90, builder: svc.clamav-publisher)
main database available for download (remote version: 62)
Time:   12.7s, ETA:    0.0s [========================>]  162.58MiB/162.58MiB
Testing database: '/var/lib/clamav/tmp.b9b5e72840/clamav-d539183b3943d4a3f75c6da69edb51fc.tmp-main.cvd' ...
Database test passed.
main.cvd updated (version: 62, sigs: 6647427, f-level: 90, builder: sigmgr)
bytecode database available for download (remote version: 339)
Time:    0.2s, ETA:    0.0s [========================>]  275.10KiB/275.10KiB
Testing database: '/var/lib/clamav/tmp.b9b5e72840/clamav-1b5919506327233b4992d1b4425b6933.tmp-bytecode.cvd' ...
Database test passed.
bytecode.cvd updated (version: 339, sigs: 80, f-level: 90, builder: nrandolp)

[2]	Try to scan System.

# scan /home

dlp:~ #

clamscan --infected --remove --recursive /home

----------- SCAN SUMMARY -----------
Known viruses: 8708954
Engine version: 1.4.3
Scanned directories: 49
Scanned files: 72
Infected files: 0
Data scanned: 0.06 MB
Data read: 0.04 MB (ratio 1.78:1)
Time: 13.597 sec (0 m 13 s)
Start Date: 2025:12:02 15:35:12
End Date:   2025:12:02 15:35:26

# download trial virus

dlp:~ #

wget https://files.trendmicro.com/products/eicar-file/eicar.com

dlp:~ #

clamscan --infected --remove --recursive .

# just detected and removed

/root/eicar.com: Win.Test.EICAR_HDB-1 FOUND
/root/eicar.com: Removed.

----------- SCAN SUMMARY -----------
Known viruses: 8708954
Engine version: 1.4.3
Scanned directories: 4
Scanned files: 13
Infected files: 1
Data scanned: 0.02 MB
Data read: 0.01 MB (ratio 2.00:1)
Time: 13.126 sec (0 m 13 s)
Start Date: 2025:12:02 15:35:51
End Date:   2025:12:02 15:36:04

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