Step-by-Step Guide: Installing ClamAV Antivirus on CentOS 7 for Maximum Security

Protect your system from malware with this easy-to-follow guide on installing ClamAV antivirus on CentOS 7. Learn how to add the EPEL repository, install ClamAV and configure it for automatic updates for maximum security.

Installing ClamAV on CentOS 7

ClamAV is an open-source antivirus software that can be used to scan and remove malware from your computer. In this blog post, we will show you how to install ClamAV on a CentOS 7 system.

Before we begin, make sure that your system is up to date by running the following command:

sudo yum update

Next, we need to add the EPEL repository to our system. This repository contains additional packages that are not included in the default CentOS repositories. To add the EPEL repository, run the following command:

sudo yum install epel-release

Now that the EPEL repository is added, we can install ClamAV by running the following command:

sudo yum install clamav clamav-update

Once the installation is complete, we need to start the ClamAV daemon and enable it to start automatically on system boot. To do this, run the following command:

sudo systemctl start clamd@scan
sudo systemctl enable clamd@scan

Now, ClamAV is installed and running on your system. You can use the clamscan command to scan your system for malware. For example, to scan your entire system, you can run the following command:

sudo clamscan -r /

To update the ClamAV virus definitions, you can run the following command:

sudo freshclam