In this article, we will go through how to install ClamAV on Rocky Linux 9. Clam AntiVirus is a free, multi-platform antimalware toolset that can find various forms of malware, including viruses. Though it was created for Unix, it is also available in third-party versions for AIX, BSD, HP-UX, Linux, macOS, OpenVMS, OSF, and Solaris.
How to Install ClamAV on Rocky Linux 9
- Update your system packages using the command below.
sudo dnf update- Next, install the EPEL repository using the following command.
sudo dnf install epel-release -y- Then install ClamAV on Rocky Linux 9.
sudo dnf install clamav clamd clamav-updateSample output
Dependencies resolved. =================================================================== Package Arch Version Repo Size =================================================================== Installing: clamav x86_64 0.103.6-1.el9 epel 2.3 M clamav-update x86_64 0.103.6-1.el9 epel 94 k clamd x86_64 0.103.6-1.el9 epel 96 k Installing dependencies: clamav-filesystem noarch 0.103.6-1.el9 epel 19 k clamav-lib x86_64 0.103.6-1.el9 epel 823 k libprelude x86_64 5.2.0-9.el9 epel 330 k Transaction Summary =================================================================== Install 6 Packages Total download size: 3.6 M Installed size: 180 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/6): clamav-filesystem-0.103.6-1 11 kB/s | 19 kB 00:01 (2/6): clamav-update-0.103.6-1.el9 59 kB/s | 94 kB 00:01 (3/6): clamav-lib-0.103.6-1.el9.x8 135 kB/s | 823 kB 00:06 (4/6): clamd-0.103.6-1.el9.x86_64. 3.7 kB/s | 96 kB 00:26 (5/6): libprelude-5.2.0-9.el9.x86_ 11 kB/s | 330 kB 00:29 (6/6): clamav-0.103.6-1.el9.x86_64 39 kB/s | 2.3 MB 00:59 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 56 kB/s | 3.6 MB 01:05 Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction Preparing : 1/1 Installing : libprelude-5.2.0-9.el9.x86_64 1/6 Running scriptlet: clamav-filesystem-0.103.6-1.el9.noarch 2/6 Installing : clamav-filesystem-0.103.6-1.el9.noarch 2/6 Installing : clamav-lib-0.103.6-1.el9.x86_64 3/6 Installing : clamav-update-0.103.6-1.el9.x86_64 4/6 Running scriptlet: clamav-update-0.103.6-1.el9.x86_64 4/6 Installing : clamav-0.103.6-1.el9.x86_64 5/6 Running scriptlet: clamav-0.103.6-1.el9.x86_64 5/6 Running scriptlet: clamd-0.103.6-1.el9.x86_64 6/6 Installing : clamd-0.103.6-1.el9.x86_64 6/6 Running scriptlet: clamd-0.103.6-1.el9.x86_64 6/6 Verifying : clamav-0.103.6-1.el9.x86_64 1/6 Verifying : clamav-filesystem-0.103.6-1.el9.noarch 2/6 Verifying : clamav-lib-0.103.6-1.el9.x86_64 3/6 Verifying : clamav-update-0.103.6-1.el9.x86_64 4/6 Verifying : clamd-0.103.6-1.el9.x86_64 5/6 Verifying : libprelude-5.2.0-9.el9.x86_64 6/6 Installed: clamav-0.103.6-1.el9.x86_64 clamav-filesystem-0.103.6-1.el9.noarch clamav-lib-0.103.6-1.el9.x86_64 clamav-update-0.103.6-1.el9.x86_64 clamd-0.103.6-1.el9.x86_64 libprelude-5.2.0-9.el9.x86_64 Complete!
- Configure SELinux for ClamAV.
sudo setsebool -P antivirus_can_scan_system 1- Update ClamAV virus database.
sudo freshclam- After updating, let’s create freshclam systemd file.
sudo nano /usr/lib/systemd/system/freshclam.servicePaste the config below then save(ctrl+s) and close(ctrl+x) the file.
[Unit] Description = ClamAV Scanner After = network.target [Service] Type = forking ExecStart = /usr/bin/freshclam -d -c 1 Restart = on-failure PrivateTmp =true [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target
- Start FreshClam and ClamD service using the command below.
sudo systemctl start freshclam- Then enable it to start on boot.
sudo systemctl enable freshclam- It should be up and running, check the status using the following command.
sudo systemctl status freshclamSample output
● freshclam.service - ClamAV Scanner
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/freshclam.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Thu 2022-07-28 00:11:13 EAT; 7min ago
Main PID: 7773 (freshclam)
Tasks: 1 (limit: 23284)
Memory: 2.1M
CPU: 34ms
CGroup: /system.slice/freshclam.service
└─7773 /usr/bin/freshclam -d -c 1
Jul 28 00:11:13 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Starting ClamAV Scanner...
Jul 28 00:11:13 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started ClamAV Scanner.
- Enable LocalSocket using the following command.
sudo sed -i 's/#LocalSocket \/run/LocalSocket \/run/g' /etc/clamd.d/scan.conf- Start Clamd scanner.
sudo systemctl start clamd@scan- Enable Clamd scanner to start on boot.
sudo systemctl enable clamd@scan- Next, check its status using the command below.
sudo systemctl status clamd@scanSample output
● [email protected] - clamd scanner (scan) daemon Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/[email protected]; enabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: active (running) since Thu 2022-07-28 00:25:03 EAT; 7s ago Docs: man:clamd(8) man:clamd.conf(5) https://www.clamav.net/documents/ Process: 8046 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/clamd -c /etc/clamd.d/scan.conf (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 8047 (clamd) Tasks: 2 (limit: 23284) Memory: 1.2G CPU: 31.851s CGroup: /system.slice/system-clamd.slice/[email protected] └─8047 /usr/sbin/clamd -c /etc/clamd.d/scan.conf Jul 28 00:25:03 localhost.localdomain clamd[8047]: ELF support enabled. Jul 28 00:25:03 localhost.localdomain clamd[8047]: Mail files support enabled. Jul 28 00:25:03 localhost.localdomain clamd[8047]: OLE2 support enabled. Jul 28 00:25:03 localhost.localdomain systemd[1]: Started clamd scanner (scan) daemon. Jul 28 00:25:03 localhost.localdomain clamd[8047]: PDF support enabled. Jul 28 00:25:03 localhost.localdomain clamd[8047]: SWF support enabled. Jul 28 00:25:03 localhost.localdomain clamd[8047]: HTML support enabled. Jul 28 00:25:03 localhost.localdomain clamd[8047]: XMLDOCS support enabled. Jul 28 00:25:03 localhost.localdomain clamd[8047]: HWP3 support enabled. Jul 28 00:25:03 localhost.localdomain clamd[8047]: Self checking every 600 seconds.
Scan files and directories using ClamAV on Rocky Linux 9
- To scan a specific file, run the command below followed by the file name.
sudo clamscan filename- To scan a specific directory, run the following command followed by a directory name.
sudo clamscan -r directorynameRemove threats found in files and directories using ClamAV
- To remove threats found in the file, run the command below followed by the filename.
sudo clamscan --remove filename- To remove threats found in the directory, run the following command followed by the directory name.
sudo clamscan -r --remove directorynameUninstall ClamAV on Rocky Linux 9
- Run the command below to remove ClamAV.
sudo dnf remove clamav clamd clamav-update- You have made it to the end of our article. We have gone through how to install ClamAV on Rocky Linux 9.
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