Installing

ClamAV can be found for Ubuntu in the apt repository. Run this command to install ClamAV:

apt-get install clamav

If you need clamd, you may also want to run:

apt-get install clamav-daemon

After installation, ClamXav 2 launches and begins its first definition update. ClamXav 2 has the starkest interface of all the Mac antivirus programs we reviewed.

If you require support for scanning compressed RAR files you first need to enable the non-free archive, and then you can install the RAR-plugin using:

apt-get install libclamunrar6

Clamav For Linux

There are two classes of clamav packages available for Ubuntu users:

Released Set

Install Clamav On Mac

The released set (release, *-updates, and *-security) are patched for security updates. Following extensive testing of clamav and the packages that use it in the backports repository, they may be updated to a newer version. These are official Ubuntu packages and supported by community developers.

The necessity of having an antivirus on a Mac is rather ambiguous. Apple devices are reputed to be securely protected from any threats and malware. So, if after installing ClamXav on your Mac, you decide to uninstall it, follow our guide showing two ways to remove ClamXav correctly and safely. Contents: Uninstall ClamXav manually. Red Green Repeat Adventures of a Spec Driven Junkie Setting up ClamAV on macOS 09 Aug 2019. My preferred anti-virus system is ClamAV and I had trouble getting it running on macOS recently.

Clamav Mac Installer

Backports

The Ubuntu backports repository will contain the newest clamav version that has been at least lightly tested to work with that version. These packages can be installed by enabling the backports repository on your system.
Ubuntu packages are maintained by Ubuntu MOTU Developers.