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Hello

Can someone explain what the clamav deamon does?
I read something about clamav and how to use it. Is there a reason to install

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clamav-deamon


Second I read to update the clamav database I need to stop the clam freshclam service?
I have never done this. I only use

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freshclam


as admin.
Should I have to stop the service?

Regards
Spinnifex

We don't have a clamav-daemon package at all, it's called clamd. From the man-page:

man clamd wrote:NAME
clamd - an anti-virus daemon

SYNOPSIS
clamd [options]

DESCRIPTION
The daemon listens for incoming connections on Unix and/or TCP socket and scans files or directories on demand. It reads the configuration from /etc/clamd.conf

This is usually used with e.g. mail servers to scan incoming/outgoing mails.

And freshclam is usually run via clamav-freshclam.service which when enabled will automatically run freshclam during bootup. It can also be manually run

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systemctl restart clamav-freshclam.service

Hello

So to enable the freshclam service do I need the clamd?
I found the service via MCC with stopped state.

So do I only need to install clamd and start the service?
I read about the config file of the clam deamon and setting up a port
to listen to. Do I need this setup?

regards

You don't mention what you need at all, nobody knows if you need that setup.
freshclam is not enabled by default like majority of other additionally installed services, if you want to use it you have to enable it.

hello

I only want updates for clamav without
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freshclam


And do I need the clamd for that.

Regards

No, as mentioned you only need to enable or restart clamav-freshclam.service for updates.

thanks