DallasO / ClamAV-cron-scan

Bash script to run ClamAV and scan your files for viruses

ClamAV-cron-scan

This is a custom script that allows a user to scan their ~/home folder using a popular AntiVirus software available for Linux - ClamAV.

View the ClamAV Github page.

ClamAV Installation

Follow the recommended installation steps for your distro on their documentation page.

For an interactive gui, also install their clamtk package.
E.g. Debian: $ sudo apt install clamav clamtk

How to use this script

Set an hourly cron

1. Make sure this script is executable

   $ chmod u+x ClamAVCron.sh
   

2. If you would like to invoke this script at any time from the terminal, or share with other users,
   link it in /usr/local/bin (see run-parts)

   # ln -s /path/to/ClamAVCron.sh /usr/local/bin/clamscan-cron
   

3. Add the following line to your crontab using crontab -e:
   Replace [period] with number of days between scans. default: 7

   @hourly /usr/local/bin/clamscan-cron user [period] >/dev/null 2>&1
   

Planned features

• Add list of directories to ignore (ie, node_modules, python_modules, .git, etc.)
• Should use tmp file for logfile until scan complete
• Change to sh for more portability
• Eventually fix notifications :/
• Command line arguments for more flexibility
• Multiple distro support - if necessary
• Show a progress notification? Sounds like a hack that won't be efficient. Maybe just change final notification to a summary.