How to Install clamav on Ubuntu 14.04
# sudo apt-get install clamav clamav-daemon Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: clamav-base clamav-freshclam libclamav6 Suggested packages: clamav-docs daemon libclamunrar6 The following NEW packages will be installed: clamav clamav-base clamav-daemon clamav-freshclam libclamav6 0 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 25 not upgraded.
Then update
# freshclam ClamAV update process started at Sat Jul 11 10:49:02 2015 Downloading main.cvd [100%] main.cvd updated (version: 55, sigs: 2424225, f-level: 60, builder: neo) Downloading daily.cvd [100%] daily.cvd updated (version: 20679, sigs: 1472884, f-level: 63, builder: jesler) Downloading bytecode.cvd [100%] bytecode.cvd updated (version: 263, sigs: 48, f-level: 63, builder: shurley) Database updated (3897157 signatures) from db.local.clamav.net (IP: 64.6.100.177)
Start clamav
/etc/init.d/clamav-daemon start
Start clamav-daemon (clamd):
Check clamd status :
# sudo /etc/init.d/clamav-daemon status * clamd is running
Start and check the status of clamav-freshclam :
# sudo /etc/init.d/clamav-freshclam start
# sudo /etc/init.d/clamav-freshclam status * freshclam is running
Verify ClamAV version number :
Run a Scan
# sudo clamscan -r /home
Scan and remove virus files :
# sudo clamscan --infected --remove --recursive /home