Antivirus Projection - Free, non trial, updatable and console driven.
 

I have search high an low for an antivirus program.
The requirements that it needs are:

• To run in the console; no GUI interface.
• It has to be upgradable, perforable with an automatic update.
• Won't expire after x days/months/years.

I have found that ClamAV fits most of the bill, but I cannot get it updated to the current version: 0.99.
Also I have read that it only finds the virus, but doesn't repair the damaged file.

Others I've looked at were Comodo, Avast, Bitdefender, F-Prot, AVG Free.
The above appear to be only available as a GUI interface.
I'm running a server that is strictly console based, (and planning on using it for business.)

I'm running this on a Debian 7 variant; Turnkey Linux, on the HP ProLiant server listed in my signature.

Thanks in advance for your response.

Here's the latest stable version of ClamAV 0.99.0 :
http://www.clamav.net/downloads

Comodo works BTW. I use to run it but you're right it requires a GUI.
I never could get Bitdefender to work.

I attempted to download, and ran the configure.
All that went well, however, I am unable to get it installed.
After I type ./configure, then make (as instructed in the INSTALL document) nothing happens.
I attempted to use make install, and again nothing happens.


Thanks for the advise on getting this installed.

You have to be in the directory in which the make file is in.

As an example if you downloaded ClamAV to your Downloads directory and untarred the tar ball you would run this:

Run ./configure from that directory. When configure is done than run make.

-::-In the meantime I'll download it and play with it from my Downloads directory-::-:)

-::-Remove the old version of ClamAV before you compile and install the new one.-::-

I'm getting a configure error but that's because I don't have OenSSL installed.

Let me know if running make from the proper directory (the full path) works for you.
I ran it from:

Hi...

Do you already have 0.98 installed? If so, does it have an upgrade feature? I did find 0.99 packaged as a .deb here but only for Stretch and Sid. :(

Regards...

Hi. Backups, update then:have fun. :)

Thanks for chiming in ardvark71 and jamison20000e-:)

You're welcome :)

Version 0.98... erm. so? As long as the signature dats are upgraded, who cares what version you're on.
Newer A/V doesn't not mean better protection.
IMO... A/V is worthless on Linux systems.

Yes, clamscan does not clean.

you know that the program version has nothing to do with getting the newest virus definitions, right?
just making sure.

this is likely since viruses are something that exists almost exclusively on windows systems.
i'm not being glib here; what you probably want is the sort of all-round anti-malware protection that a windows antivirus program offers - but viruses as such are only a small part of that.
all the rest goes into the large "privacy and security on linux" pot.
no single-app solution exists, afaik.

Thank you all for attempting to assist, yet still having issues.:(
However I tried to install ClamAV 0.99 on another computer that didn't have a prior version installed.
I untarred using then ran the ./configure.
and resulted in the same issue.

I have attempted to remove 0.98.7, but freshclam still is installed apparently and can update.
However, it indicates that it's outdated.

Even though viruses are not a major threat to Linux systems, I don't want any to be passed along to my Windows devices, nor would I want to spread it to anyone/thing connecting to my server.
I'm installing as root, and downloaded the tarball in the /root directory on both devices.

Attempting as an sudo user did resolve either.

Hi...

This could be a dependency issue. Do you get any messages from the terminal before you get...

If so, please post them in their entirety. :)

Regards...

Ardvark71,
No error messages other than that.