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<p>Created page with &quot;== Configuring Software - antivirus == While the nature of Gentoo Linux will keep you relatively virus-free for the rest of your computing days, there are still rootkits and oth…&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Configuring Software - antivirus ==<br /> <br /> While the nature of Gentoo Linux will keep you relatively virus-free for the rest of your computing days, there are still rootkits and other baddies out there that can infect your system. You may also want to have a tool on hand to scan torrents you are downloading and installing into virtual machines or sharing with friends. An excellent and simple antivirus package is &#039;&#039;clamav&#039;&#039;.<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;$&#039;&#039;&#039; sudo emerge -av clamav<br /> Once it has emerged, set it to start with the system and start the daemon.<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;$&#039;&#039;&#039; sudo rc-update add clamd default<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;$&#039;&#039;&#039; sudo /etc/init.d/clamd start<br /> This will also start freshclam, clamav&#039;s automatic database update service. To run clamav as a normal user, you&#039;ll need to add yourself to the clamav group. Substitute your username for &#039;&#039;username&#039;&#039; below.<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;$&#039;&#039;&#039; sudo usermod -a -G clamav &#039;&#039;username&#039;&#039;<br /> To scan a file or folder using clamav, use the &#039;&#039;clamscan&#039;&#039; command.<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;$&#039;&#039;&#039; clamscan &#039;&#039;filename&#039;&#039;<br /> You can use &#039;&#039;clamscan --help&#039;&#039; to view a list of options for clamav. You can use cron to set up a regularly scheduled virus scan.</div>

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