Install Clam AntiVirus to protect from virus

[1] Install Clamav  

[root@mail ~]# yum --enablerepo=rpmforge -y install clamav   # install from RPMforge

[root@mail ~]# vi /etc/freshclam.conf 

# line 122: make it comment

#NotifyClamd /etc/clamd.conf 

[root@mail ~]# freshclam# update pattern files

ClamAV update process started at Sun Jul 10 22:10:08 2011

main.cvd is up to date (version: 53, sigs: 846214, f-level: 53, builder: sven)

daily.cvd is up to date (version: 13304, sigs: 144473, f-level: 60, builder: guitar)

bytecode.cvd is up to date (version: 143, sigs: 40, f-level: 60, builder: edwin)

 

[2] Try to scan  

# try to scan

[root@mail ~]# clamscan --infected --remove --recursive /home

----------- SCAN SUMMARY -----------

Known viruses: 989350

Engine version: 0.97.1

Scanned directories: 3

Scanned files: 3

Infected files: 0

Data scanned: 0.00 MB

Data read: 0.00 MB (ratio 0.00:1)

Time: 2.060 sec (0 m 2 s) 

# try to download trial virus

[root@mail ~]# wget http://www.eicar.org/download/eicar.com

[root@mail ~]# clamscan --infected --remove --recursive .

./eicar.com: Eicar-Test-Signature FOUND

./eicar.com: Removed. # just detected----------- SCAN SUMMARY -----------

nown viruses: 989350

Engine version: 0.97.1

Scanned directories: 1

Scanned files: 13

Infected files: 1

Data scanned: 0.02 MB

Data read: 0.01 MB (ratio 2.00:1)

Time: 2.079 sec (0 m 2 s)