Enable Automatic ClamAV Database Updates With Freshclam on AlmaLinux 9

INTRODUCTION

If you are running ClamAV as a service, this will automatically update the virus databases

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REQUIRMENTS

• SSH credentials acces Logged In as Root

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PREREQUISITES

Before you proceed, ensure that s-nail is installed on your system:

systemctl status clamav-freshclam

If freshclam is found, proceed to STEP 2.

If it comes back, saying:

Unit freshclam.service could not be found.

Proceed below:

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STEP 1

We will have to install it, using:

dnf install clam*

dnf install clamav-freshclam

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STEP 2

Start the freshclam service:

systemctl start clamav-freshclam

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STEP 3

Now Enable the service, so it will start Automatically:

systemctl enable clamav-freshclam

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STEP 4

Run freshclam once, to check freshclam and get the database up to date:

freshclam

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KB Article Written: 2024-07-13