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Created page with "Creating ClamAV Antivirus Live USB drive - or you can use the Kali version Step 1) Download the latest ISO image from the below link: https://sourceforge.net/projects/antiviruslivecd/files/latest/download Step 2) Download UNetbootin and install to make a bootable USB. https://unetbootin.github.io/ Step 3) mount your USB Step 4) Launch UNetbootin. Step 5) Select the “Diskimage” radio button and “ISO” from the drop-down list. Select “Type” as “USB Drive.”..."
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== Overview: ==
ClamAV is an open source (GPLv2) anti-virus toolkit, designed especially for e-mail scanning on mail gateways. It provides a number of utilities including a flexible and scalable multi-threaded daemon, a command line scanner and advanced tool for automatic database updates. The core of the package is an anti-virus engine available in a form of shared library.
== Supported OS: ==
'''Alpine'''
3.21 (x86_64, arm64)
'''Ubuntu'''
24.04 (x86_64, arm64)
'''Debian'''
12 (x86_64, arm64)
'''AlmaLinux'''
8.10 (x86_64, arm64)
'''Fedora'''
41 (x86_64, arm64)
'''openSUSE'''
15 Leap (x86_64, arm64)
'''UNIX'''
'''FreeBSD'''
14 (x86_64)
'''macOS'''
15.3 Sequoia (x86_64, arm64)
14.7 Sonoma (x86_64, arm64)
13.7 Ventura (x86_64, arm64)
'''Windows'''
W11(x86_64, arm64)
W10(i386, x86_64)
== Setup Process: ==
Creating ClamAV Antivirus Live USB drive - or you can use the Kali version
Creating ClamAV Antivirus Live USB drive - or you can use the Kali version
Step 1) Download the latest ISO image from the below link:
Step 1) Download the latest ISO image from the below link:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/antiviruslivecd/files/latest/download
https://sourceforge.net/projects/antiviruslivecd/files/latest/download
Step 2) Download UNetbootin and install to make a bootable USB.  
Step 2) Download UNetbootin and install to make a bootable USB.  
https://unetbootin.github.io/
https://unetbootin.github.io/
Step 3) mount your USB
Step 3) mount your USB
Step 4) Launch UNetbootin.
Step 4) Launch UNetbootin.
Step 5) Select the “Diskimage” radio button and “ISO” from the drop-down list.
Step 5) Select the “Diskimage” radio button and “ISO” from the drop-down list.
Select “Type” as “USB Drive.” You should automatically see the flash drive mounted. If not mounted, you may have plugged in the USB drive after launching the app. Relaunch the app, and you should be fine. Click OK when you are done.
Select “Type” as “USB Drive.” You should automatically see the flash drive mounted. If not mounted, you may have plugged in the USB drive after launching the app. Relaunch the app, and you should be fine. Click OK when you are done.
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Using the Antivirus Live USB Drive to scan and remove malware
Using the Antivirus Live USB Drive to scan and remove malware
1) Boot to the USB on PC reboot - normally F12
1) Boot to the USB on PC reboot - normally F12
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Main Boot Screen
|-
!
|-
| [[File:Boot Level.jpg|thumb]]
|}


[[File:Boot Level.jpg|thumb]]
   
   
2) Select your preferred language and proceed.
2) Select your preferred language and proceed.
3) You should go through setting a time zone.
3) You should go through setting a time zone.
4) Type “antivir” and press enter.
4) Type “antivir” and press enter.
5) You should see three choices: (1) Scan your computer against virus (2) Update Virus signature databases (3) Update your ClamAV software.
5) You should see three choices: (1) Scan your computer against virus (2) Update Virus signature databases (3) Update your ClamAV software.
 
[[File:Main Menu.jpg|thumb]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Menu Options for using the utility
|-
| [[File:Main Menu.jpg|thumb]]
|}
 
   
   
6) Enter (1) to scan your computer for malware.  
6) Finally, enter (1) to scan your computer for malware. You will be presented with three more options on what to be done just in case malware is found. I recommend (3), which is moving the infected file to quarantine. That way, you will know which files are infected.
You will be presented with three more options on what to be done just in case malware is found.  
 
Option 3 is recommended, which is moving the infected file to quarantine.  
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Scan Result options
|-
| [[File:File Options.jpg|thumb]]
|}
 


== Source and Notes: ==
[[File:File Options.jpg|thumb]]
'''Website:'''
https://www.clamav.net/
'''Github Repo:'''
https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav