clamav-0.90.1

[Pumalite]

Sorry; new to Linux. I downloaded the program, unzipped it and cofigured it with the command 'configure'. Now, how do I install it and make it run? Any help much appreciated.

[Juan Pablo]

Any particular reason why you want to run an anitvirus on your Linux computer?
ClamAV is intented for servers that serve windows users, however you just need to
make && make install

ps: as root

[Pumalite]

Thanks for the reply. You are right. I've been reading and everybody says i should stop being paranoid.I have a stand-alone computer, navigate the internet and use a bittorrent. I'll try your suggestion and if it doesn't work, I'll just relax. It takes a while comming from Windows. I'm in the process od learning Linux and feel totally lost. I would like something like Total Commander.

[the bassinvader]

There should be an Install or Readme file in the Clamav package.

You need to make a new user account and Group if i remember correctly.
I was exactly the same when i started wiht Linux, i felt naked without antiuvirus
but i never really used it anyway.
You should install it nevertheless, just for the experience

[Pumalite]

the bassinvader:
Both files are there but I don't know how to read them. I go to the dir and I see them listed, but from there I'm stuck. I just read somewhere that I could write 'less <filename>' Is that correct? Is there another way? Thanks!

[gogalthorp]

the bassinvader:
Both files are there but I don't know how to read them. I go to the dir and I see them listed, but from there I'm stuck. I just read somewhere that I could write 'less <filename>' Is that correct? Is there another way? Thanks!

less only shows ther last X lines of the file. For more info on any command type either

info <command> in this case info less

or
man <command> in this case man less

The best way to read it is to load the file into a text editor. There are a lot of different text editors includes in Suse. At the command line I perfer "nano" because it is very simple and requires lettle learning.
type

nano <filename>

You can also use the GUI. Navigate to where the file is. Right click the icon and select open with find the editors in the list (in utilities in 10.1) select an editor.

[Pumalite]

Thanks a lot! I'll try all that. Much appreciated.

[Pumalite]

I finally ended up with Klamav. Installed and working. I just need to learn the proper settings. Specifically what to put in the archived files, and number of file. It's 0=infinite?Can someone help me set it up properly step by step?

[the bassinvader]

Clamav comes with a default conifg.
Go to /etc/clamd.conf and look for a line #Default: enabled

Just remove the # and you can use that config which will probably be sufficient.
You'll probably have to do the same with the freshclam.conf too if you want to update clamav with the latest updates.

[Pumalite]

Thanks a lot! I'll try that. I let you know later.