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==About== | ==About== | ||
[[ClamAV]] is [[free, open-source]] [[anti-virus]] software for [[Linux]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], and many other [[operating system]]s. | [[ClamAV]] is [[free, open-source]] [[anti-virus]] software for [[Linux]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], and many other [[operating system]]s. | ||
| − | == | + | ==How To== |
To disinfect a Windows PC by running ClamAV from an [[Ubuntu]] [[liveCD]]: | To disinfect a Windows PC by running ClamAV from an [[Ubuntu]] [[liveCD]]: | ||
* Boot the liveCD | * Boot the liveCD | ||
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* To move infected files into a quarantine area (only partially tested): | * To move infected files into a quarantine area (only partially tested): | ||
** sudo clamscan -v -r --move=/media/disk/quarantine /media/disk | ** sudo clamscan -v -r --move=/media/disk/quarantine /media/disk | ||
| − | ** real-world example: | + | ** real-world example -- this should quarantine the infections in addition to finding them: |
*** sudo clamscan -v -r --move=/media/IBM_PRELOAD/etc/quarantine /media/IBM_PRELOAD | *** sudo clamscan -v -r --move=/media/IBM_PRELOAD/etc/quarantine /media/IBM_PRELOAD | ||
| − | + | * If no infections found, you may still be able to find infections with one of the Windows versions; there may be a way to force the Linux version to use the very latest data engine, but I'm not sure. Hopefully this basic scan will be enough to make a hopelessly virus-bound system usable again. | |
| − | + | ===Notes=== | |
| − | * If no infections found, you may still be able to find infections with one of the Windows versions; there may be a way to force the Linux version to use the very latest data engine, but I'm not sure. | + | Additionally, there are some distributions which come with ClamAV already installed, and which may therefore simplify this process: |
| + | * http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20100322 | ||
| + | * http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=06435 | ||
| + | * http://www.eugenemdavis.com/scanning-windows-folders-ubuntu-livecd | ||
| + | * [http://antiviruslivecd.4mlinux.com/ AVLive CD distro] | ||
==Windows== | ==Windows== | ||
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* {{wikipedia|Clam AntiVirus}} | * {{wikipedia|Clam AntiVirus}} | ||
===Official=== | ===Official=== | ||
| − | * [http://www.clamav.net/ ClamAV] | + | * [[URL::http://www.clamav.net/|ClamAV]] |
* [http://www.clamwin.com/ ClamWin] | * [http://www.clamwin.com/ ClamWin] | ||
Revision as of 00:48, 22 March 2013
About
ClamAV is free, open-source anti-virus software for Linux, Windows, and many other operating systems.
How To
To disinfect a Windows PC by running ClamAV from an Ubuntu liveCD:
- Boot the liveCD
- Install the "clamav" package
- Mount the infected drive (opening it from "Locations" will do)
- run df to find out the drive's filesystem path. We'll assume it's /media/disk.
- Run clamscan in read-only mode to see if there are any detectable infections:
- clamscan -v -r /media/disk
- To move infected files into a quarantine area (only partially tested):
- sudo clamscan -v -r --move=/media/disk/quarantine /media/disk
- real-world example -- this should quarantine the infections in addition to finding them:
- sudo clamscan -v -r --move=/media/IBM_PRELOAD/etc/quarantine /media/IBM_PRELOAD
- If no infections found, you may still be able to find infections with one of the Windows versions; there may be a way to force the Linux version to use the very latest data engine, but I'm not sure. Hopefully this basic scan will be enough to make a hopelessly virus-bound system usable again.
Notes
Additionally, there are some distributions which come with ClamAV already installed, and which may therefore simplify this process:
- http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20100322
- http://distrowatch.com/?newsid=06435
- http://www.eugenemdavis.com/scanning-windows-folders-ubuntu-livecd
- AVLive CD distro
Windows
In Microsoft Windows, ClamAV is available in two varieties:
Error Codes
- Failed to install runtime with error code 1601 - ClamAV for Windows can't be installed in "safe mode", despite the obvious advantage of being able to do this with an anti-virus program.