ClamAV - Virus Filtering
ClamAV is a UNIX Anti-virus tool designed to work directly with your E-Mail
server (through procmail) to scan and filter message attachments containing
viruses. While the ClamAV virus database is built off the OpenAntiVirus
database, ClamAV contains additional signatures (virus definitions) and is kept up to date.
NOTE: While ClamAV is an excellent anti-virus program, it should not be used as a replacement
for anti-virus software on your local PC. ClamAV is designed to suplement such programs and provide additional safeguards, but
does not provide the extensive anti-virus capabilities (including protection from Web based or TCP/IP based attacks) that a local
anti-virus program can provide.
Installation
To use ClamAV for individual e-mail accounts, it must be enabled in the Control Panel.
- Login to the Control Panel at: http://my-domain.com/ControlPanel/ as the user you wish to enable Virus filtering for.
- After succesfully logging into the Control Panel, go to: My Mail
- From My Mail click the "Virus scanning services" link.
- Check the Enable button next to ClamAV and click on Save Settings.
Usage
When ClamAV identifies an e-mail message identified as being virus infected it will deliver the message to a mail folder named
Quarantine. The Quarantine folder can be managed in several ways.
- Control Panel
- Login to the Control Panel and go to: My Mail
- Click on the Folders Tab
- Select the messages to be deleted and click on the Delete button.
- IMAP Protocol
- Most popular e-mail clients such as Eudora, Outlook, Thunderbird, etc support the IMAP protocol.
- To configue an e-mail client see a step by step guide in our knowledgebase.
- Shell Access
- Several Unix mail clients are available via Signature's shell including Pine and Mutt.
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