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Configuring Sophos Scan - Linux
Configuring Sophos Scan - Linux
- Christopher Mueller
Owned by Christopher Mueller
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:
