ClamAV_Mac_Installation.txt

Clamav For Mac Os
Clam Antivirus Mac

Reference: https://gist.github.com/zhurui1008/4fdc875e557014c3a34e

Get ClamAV running on Mac OS X (using Homebrew)

The easiest way to get the ClamAV package is using Homebrew

$ brew install clamav

Before trying to start the clamd process, you'll need a copy of the ClamAV databases.

$ cp /usr/local/etc/clamav/freshclam.conf.sample /usr/local/etc/clamav/freshclam.conf

comment out line 8 'Example' in freshclam.conf and make sure the following line is there around line 79: 'DatabaseMirror database.clamav.net'

$ cp /usr/local/etc/clamav/clamd.conf.sample /usr/local/etc/clamav/clamd.conf

comment out line 8 'Example' and uncomment line 85 'LocalSocket /tmp/clamd.socket'

Then run

$ /usr/local/Cellar/clamav/0.99.2_1/bin/freshclam -v

to download the ClamAV databases. The output will look something like this:

Current working dir is /usr/local/Cellar/clamav/0.99.2_1/share/clamav

Max retries 3

ClamAV update process started at Tue Jan 3 15:31:22 2017

Using IPv6 aware code

Querying current.cvd.clamav.net

TTL: 1651

Software version from DNS: 0.99.2

main.cvd version from DNS: 57

main.cvd is up to date (version: 57, sigs: 4218790, f-level: 60, builder: amishhammer)

daily.cvd version from DNS: 22830

Retrieving http://database.clamav.net/daily-22830.cdiff

Trying to download http://database.clamav.net/daily-22830.cdiff (IP: 172.110.204.67)

nonblock_recv: recv timing out (30 secs)

WARNING: getfile: Error while reading database from database.clamav.net (IP: 172.110.204.67): Operation now in progress

WARNING: getpatch: Can't download daily-22830.cdiff from database.clamav.net

Querying daily.22830.82.0.0.AC6ECC43.ping.clamav.net

Retrieving http://database.clamav.net/daily-22830.cdiff

Trying to download http://database.clamav.net/daily-22830.cdiff (IP: 198.148.78.4)

Downloading daily-22830.cdiff [100%]

..

Database updated (5451300 signatures) from database.clamav.net (IP: 198.148.78.4)

..

then run

$ /usr/local/Cellar/clamav/0.99.2_1/sbin/clamd

to start the process.

To scan a file, run

$ /usr/local/Cellar/clamav/0.99.2_1/bin/clamdscan --fdpass /tmp/ver.out

$ add clamav commands in PATH in ~/.bash_profile. Should be able to run freshclam, clamd and clamdscan afterwards.

export PATH=/usr/local/Cellar/clamav/0.99.2_1/bin:/usr/local/Cellar/clamav/0.99.2_1/sbin:$PATH

Clamav For Mac Os

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