Quickpost: Using ClamAV On Windows

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This is how I deploy and configure ClamAV on Windows:

I download the portable Windows x64 version in a ZIP file (clamav-0.99.2-x64.zip).

I extract the content of this ZIP file to folder c:\portable\, this will create a subfolder ClamAV-x64 containing ClamAV.

Then I copy the 2 samples for the config files:

copy c:\portable\ClamAV-x64\conf_examples\clamd.conf.sample c:\portable\ClamAV-x64\clamd.conf

copy c:\portable\ClamAV-x64\conf_examples\freshclam.conf.sample c:\portable\ClamAV-x64\freshclam.conf

I create a database folder (to contain the signature files):

mkdir c:\portable\ClamAV-x64\database

I edit file c:\portable\ClamAV-x64\freshclam.conf:

Line 8: #example

Line 13: DatabaseDirectory c:\portable\ClamAV-x64\database

Now I can run freshclam.exe to download the latest signatures:

Then I edit file c:\portable\ClamAV-x64\clamd.conf:

Line 8: #example

Line 74: DatabaseDirectory c:\portable\ClamAV-x64\database

And now I can run clamscan.exe to scan a sample:

 

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Article Link: https://blog.didierstevens.com/2017/08/24/quickpost-using-clamav-on-windows/