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5 = Installation =
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7 Installing antivirus software on a DigDash server to prevent users from uploading and downloading malicious files from DigDash is possible using software such as [[ClamAV>>https://www.clamav.net/]].
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9 To do this
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11 * Install ClamAV on the server
12 * Run the following command to update the ClamAV virus database: {{code language="bash" cssClass="notranslate"}}freshclam{{/code}}
13 * Configure the [[On-Access Scanning>>https://www.clamav.net/documents/on-access-scanning]] feature to monitor sensitive folders (DigDash's AppData folder, for example)
14 * Run {{code language="bash" cssClass="notranslate"}}clamd{{/code}} and {{code language="bash" cssClass="notranslate"}}clamonacc{{/code}}
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16 = Automatic update of the virus database =
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18 The command {{code language="bash" cssClass="notranslate"}}freshclam{{/code}} command is used to manually update the ClamAV virus database.
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20 There are two ways of ensuring that the database is updated regularly:
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22 * **Use a service**: Services exist under certain Linux distributions which allow the database to be refreshed periodically in the background (see clamav-freshclam.service).
23 * **Run the command using a task scheduler**: A scheduler such as cron can be used to run the {{code language="bash" cssClass="notranslate"}}freshclam{{/code}} at regular intervals.
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25 The database can be updated 4 times an hour ([[ClamAV Virus Database FAQ>>https://www.clamav.net/documents/clamav-virus-database-faq#how-many-times-per-hour-shall-i-run-freshclam]]).