[clamav-users] How to recompile with -fPIC?

[G.W. Haywood]

Hi there,

On Sun, 28 Jun 2020, Alberto Matxain via clamav-users wrote:

> ... I've installed Clamav properly. I've configured clamd.conf and
> freshclam.conf; I've configured on-access scanning on clamd.conf;
> I've programmed automatic scans with crontab (clamdscan command); I
> did a little script to run when a virus event happens (to ask me if
> I want to delete the virus or move it to a folder), and I created
> log files for the programmed scans, the database updates, the
> on-access scanning and the virus events. ...

Sounds like you've done quite a lot of work!

> I haven't found any virus on my laptop.

I'd have been surprised if you had. :/

> Now, I would like to test the virus event on the programmed scans
> and on-access scanning, to be sure that they work. Can you help me?

Have you checked out the documentation on the ClamAV Website?

See for example

https://www.clamav.net/documents/on-access-scanning

which I think explains how to test it's working.

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73,
Ged.