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Plop Linux - Virus scanner/Antivirus ClamAV, F-PROT, Avast, AVG

ClamAV

ClamAV is included in the X opt.sqfs and as optional archive available.

opt.sqfs: You can use ClamAV from the command line or with the GUI ClamTk.

Optional archive: Store clamav.tar.gz in plopinux/opt/. When Plop Linux has been started, then run setupclamav. Now the ClamAV files will be extracted and you can run freshclam to update the database and clamscan to scan files.

F-PROT Antivirus for Linux

The F-PROT Antivirus is a free Antivirus program for personal users. Read the details at http://www.f-prot.com.

How to use it with Plop Linux

Download the latest Linux version from http://www.f-prot.com/products/ and copy the tar.gz file into the ploplinux/opt/ directory.

Download Home: see here
Download Corporate: see here

When Plop Linux has been started, then run setupfprot. Now the F-PROT files will be extracted and you can run fpscan.

Place your antivir.def into the ploplinux/opt/ directory to use the latest definitions.

Avast Antivirus for Linux

The Avast Antivirus is a free Antivirus program for non-commercial use. Please read their lisense agreement http://www.avast.com.

To run Avast from Plop Linux, you need the following

1. A valid lisense key. You can receive the lisense from the Avast homepage. They send it via email to you.

2. The Avast program. It's available at http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-for-linux-edition.html. Please download the tar.gz version.

3. The antivirus database file.

Create the following file in the Plop Linux ploplinux/opt/ directory.

[licence]
key=your key

Copy the Avast file avast4workstation-1.0.8.tar.gz in the ploplinux/opt/ directory.

To use Avast you need the latest antivirus database file from Avast. There are different solutions to get the latest file.

1. Update the antivirus database with Linux

You need a working Linux. This can be the Linux you are working with or Plop Linux. It's required to have a connection to the internet and a valid Avast lisense.

If you use the Linux you are working with then you have to be sure that avastrc is placed in your user home directory ~/.avast/. Plop Linux copies the avastrc file to the required position during the boot process from ploplinux/opt/avastrc.

1.1 From the command line

Run avast-update to download the latest antivirus database file. avast-update downloads the file 400.vps and saves it to ~/.avast/.

1.2 With a graphical user interface

You can use avastgui to update the antivirus database file. avastgui saves the file 400.vps in your home directory ~/.avast/.

2. Update the antivirus database with Windows

Update the antivirus database with the Avast graphical user interface. Right mouse click at the Avastball bottom right in the taskbar. Then click at Update and then iAvast update.
The windows Avast is saving the file 400.vps in the Avast installation directory. Default for the english version is C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\DATA\.

When you got the latest 400.vps, then copy this file to the ploplinux/opt/ directory from Plop Linux.

When Plop Linux has been started, then run setupavast. Now the Avast files will be extracted and you can run avast.

AVG Antivirus for Linux

AVG is free for personal use. Download the latest version from http://free.avg.com/us-en/download.prd-alf.

Install AVG to your preferred Linux distribution with "sh avg85flx-r855-a3656.i386.sh"
This installs AVG to /opt/avg/avg8/

Then run "cd /opt/avg; ls"

When you see av then use "tar cfz avg.tgz av"
When you see avg8 then use "tar cfz avg.tgz avg8"

This creates the file /opt/avg/avg.tgz. Copy this file to the ploplinux/opt/ directory.

When Plop Linux has been started, then run setupavg. Now the AVG files will be extracted and you can run avg.

© by Elmar Hanlhofer