Following are the steps to install Clamav antivirus with malware detection tool:
Step1. Run update command to get latest repos
# sudo apt-get update
Step2. Run the below command to install Clamav antivirus
# sudo apt-get install clamav clamav-daemon
Step3. Now you have to stop the antivirus service
# sudo systemctl stop clamav-freshclam
Step.4 Run the below command to get the latest virus definitions
# sudo freshclam
Step5. Now you have to start the antivirus service again
# sudo systemctl start clamav-freshclam
Step6. Below is the command to run manual scan
# sudo clamscan --infected --recursive --remove /home/user/
Step7. Now you have this step optional if you need more security
# wget http://www.rfxn.com/downloads/maldetect-current.tar.gz
→ Extract the compressed file
# tar -xvf maldetect-current.tar.gz
→ to get the extract name of downloaded file
# ls -l | grep maldetect
→ change directory as shown in last command
# cd maldetect-1.6.4/
→ Run installer to install this addon
# ./install.sh
→ Below is the location to edit the configuration file.
# vi /usr/local/maldetect/conf.maldet
Use the below command to start scanning any location for malware
# maldet --scan-all /home/
That is All you can set the above commands in crontab so that these can be run at desired date and time.
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