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How to Install and Use ClamAV Antivirus on Debian 12

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Jan 21, 2025

ClamAV or Clam Anti-Virus is an open-source anti-virus and anti-malware toolkit for multiple operating systems. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to install ClamAV on Debian 12 server. You’ll also learn how to use ‘freshclam’ to update your database signatures, how to use ‘clamscan’ to scan files and directories on a Linux system, and also learn how to use ‘clamav-daemon’ for automatic scanning.
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