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How can I tell if ClamAv is running?

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Mar 15, 202636157 views
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Problem

How do I know if ClamAv is actively running? I installed it with But I don't see it anywhere and am not sure if it's actually doing anything.

Error Output

sudo aptitude install clamav

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Fix for: How can I tell if ClamAv is running?

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ClamAV is designed to be an on-demand scanner, and will only run when you invoke it to run (which mean you probably won't see any of its processes if you did not manually invoke it). Also, when you installed the clamav package, you only installed th…

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