Mastering Linux Security and Hardening

Installing and updating ClamAV and maldet

Although we don't have to worry much about viruses infecting our Linux machines, we do need to worry about sharing infected files with Windows users. ClamAV is a Free Open Source Software (FOSS) antivirus solution that can either run as a standalone program or can be integrated with a mail server daemon, such as Postfix. It's a traditional antivirus scanner that works pretty much the same as the antivirus program on your typical Windows workstation. The included freshclam utility allows you to update virus signatures.

Linux Malware Detect, which you'll often see abbreviated as either LMD or maldet, is another FOSS antivirus program that can work alongside ClamAV. (To save typing, I'll just refer to ...