Configuring Sophos Scan - Linux

Sophos Antivirus for Linux is a complete command-line tool. There is no GUI for it. Therefore, you need to know the following commands to start using it.

How to check if on-access scanning is active?

Enter the following command in the ‘Terminal.’

/opt/sophos-av/bin/savdstatus

How to start on-access scanning?

Use the following command to enable and start the on-access scanning, if found that service is inactive.

/opt/sophos-av/bin/savdctl enable

/etc/init.d/sav-protect start

How to run an on-demand scan?

Just enter the following command to start scanning your computer.

savscan /

If it finds malware, you will see a pop-up similar to this one:

Sophos Antivirus Virus Alert