Get ClamAV running on Mac OS X (using Homebrew)

clamav-mac.md

Get ClamAV running on Mac OS X (using Homebrew)

The easiest way to get the ClamAV package is using Homebrew

$ brew install clamav

Before trying to start the clamd process, you'll need a copy of the ClamAV databases.

Create a freshclam.conf file and configure as so

# /usr/local/etc/clamd.conf
DatabaseMirror database.clamav.net

Then run

$ freshclam -v

to download the ClamAV databases. The output will look something like this:

Current working dir is /usr/local/Cellar/clamav/0.98.1/share/clamav
Max retries == 3
ClamAV update process started at Tue Feb  4 11:31:22 2014
Using IPv6 aware code
Querying current.cvd.clamav.net
TTL: 1694
Software version from DNS: 0.98.1
Retrieving http://database.clamav.net/main.cvd
Trying to download http://database.clamav.net/main.cvd (IP: 81.91.100.173)
Downloading main.cvd [100%]
Loading signatures from main.cvd
Properly loaded 2424225 signatures from new main.cvd
main.cvd updated (version: 55, sigs: 2424225, f-level: 60, builder: neo)
Querying main.55.76.1.0.515B64AD.ping.clamav.net
...

Next we'll need to create a clamd.conf

# /usr/local/etc/clamd.conf
LocalSocket /usr/local/var/run/clamav/clamd.sock

You'll need to ensure that the socket directory exists

$ mkdir /usr/local/var/run/clamav

You should now be able to run

$ clamd

to start the process.

Add this in your bash_profile if you are getting a can't find command clamd
export PATH=/usr/local/sbin:$PATH
Also, the main post's location for clamd.conf is wrong. Put it inside the clamv directory one directory in.

This resolved my "clamd command not found" issue.

By the way, if you're on macOS Catalina or higher and moved from bash to zsh, you'll need to use .zprofile instead of .bash_profile. See this StackOverflow question + answer for more details: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56784894/macos-catalina-10-15beta-why-is-bash-profile-not-sourced-by-my-shell

Terribly outdated instructions. My homebrew is installed in /opt/local

Much better: https://github.com/essandess/macOS-clamAV/blob/master/README.md