# Install And Enable Anti-Virus Software

## Clamav installation

### Preparation for ClamAV installation

1. Ensure that the EPEL repository has been installed

```
yum -y install epel-release

yum clean all
```

### ClamAV installation

1. Run the command below to install ClamAV

```
yum -y install clamav-server clamav-data clamav-update clamav-filesystem clamav clamav-scanner-systemd clamav-devel clamav-lib clamav-server-systemd
```

### Configuring ClamAV

1. Remove "Example" string from the configuration file  
      
    `sed -i -e "s/^Example/#Example/" /etc/clamd.d/scan.conf`
2. Edit scan.conf

```
Open scan.conf for editing
==========================

vi /etc/clamd.d/scan.conf

Look for and the change line from
=================================

#LocalSocket /var/run/clamd.scan/clamd.sock

to

LocalSocket /var/run/clamd.scan/clamd.sock
```

### Configure FreshClam

1. Remove "Example" string from ClamAV’s freshclam update engine configuration file  
      
    `sed -i -e "s/^Example/#Example/" /etc/freshclam.conf`
2. Run the virus definition database update  
      
    `freshclam`

### Start and enable Clamd services

1. Use the following commands to start and enable Clamd services

```
systemctl start clamd@scan

systemctl enable clamd@scan
```