Clamav available on VPS ?

**andymc** · #1 (**permalink**) 26-01-2010, 13:07

Hi,

Is there an easy way to get antivirus, e.g. clamav on a VPS install ? && have it scan email etc like spamassassin does ?

Thanks

Andy

Rock · #2 (**permalink**) 26-01-2010, 17:47

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Originally Posted by andymc

Hi,

Is there an easy way to get antivirus, e.g. clamav on a VPS install ? && have it scan email etc like spamassassin does ?

Thanks

Andy

Yes, it's possible to have ClamAV & SpamAssassin both installed on a cPanel control panel or a plain VPS

**andymc** · #3 (**permalink**) 26-01-2010, 18:59

Hi,

Thanks for the reply - I can see spamassassin in the cpanel under 'mail', but can't see any clam-av entry - is there some generic clam package tailored for cpanel / whm I need to install ?

Thanks

Andy

**Scott** · #4 (**permalink**) 26-01-2010, 19:10

Hi Andy,

To install ClamAV, simply log into WHM control panel, go to the cPanel section and click "Plugins." Check the box next to "clamavconnector" and click save at the bottom of the page. This will install ClamAV

**andymc** · #5 (**permalink**) 26-01-2010, 20:14

Ahh

Excellent, thanks for that!

It now appears as a plugin :P

Thanks

Andy

Rock · #6 (**permalink**) 26-01-2010, 20:50

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Originally Posted by andymc

Ahh

Excellent, thanks for that!

It now appears as a plugin :P

Thanks

Andy

Glad that you got that working as expected

**DPS Computing** · #7 (**permalink**) 28-01-2010, 12:35

I thought ClamAV ate system resources and wasn't recommended? Or has that changed?

Rock · #8 (**permalink**) 28-01-2010, 12:45

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Originally Posted by DPS Computing

I thought ClamAV ate system resources and wasn't recommended? Or has that changed?

The makers of this wonderful piece of software have recently trimmed/optimised it a bit to use less amount of resources as compared to its previous usages

**DPS Computing** · #9 (**permalink**) 29-01-2010, 11:43

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Originally Posted by Rock

The makers of this wonderful piece of software have recently trimmed/optimised it a bit to use less amount of resources as compared to its previous usages

Thats good to hear

. Thanks for the update Rock

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Rock · #10 (**permalink**) 30-01-2010, 10:00

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Originally Posted by DPS Computing

Thats good to hear

. Thanks for the update Rock

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You're welcome David

**Dennis** · #11 (**permalink**) 02-02-2010, 12:30

I have now removed Spamassasin and installed ASSP Deluxe including ClamAV on a VPS (smallest package).
Only the first few hours I had a bit higher loads but since then it all runs smooth without any peaks.

I like the combo and think that it does catch a lot more spam without false positives.

Rock · #12 (**permalink**) 02-02-2010, 14:23

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Originally Posted by Dennis

I have now removed Spamassasin and installed ASSP Deluxe including ClamAV on a VPS (smallest package).
Only the first few hours I had a bit higher loads but since then it all runs smooth without any peaks.

I like the combo and think that it does catch a lot more spam without false positives.

Thank you Dennis for sharing this info with us

I've been using Spamassassin for the last 6 years & yes, I do find it a bit CPU hogger, but I trust it when it comes to spam fighting

I find that the ASSP Deluxe package isn't available for free, but I'll try how this goes on one of test servers