How Do I Scan for Malware on Ubuntu?

How do I run a virus scan on Ubuntu?

To do this on Ubuntu, you can open a terminal and insert “sudo apt-get install clamav” and press enter. You may also build ClamAV from sources to benefit from better scanning performance. To update the signatures, you type “sudo freshclam” on a terminal session and press enter. Now we are ready to scan our system.

Can Ubuntu be infected with malware?

However most GNU/Linux distros like Ubuntu, come with built-in security by default and you may not get affected by malware if you keep your system up to date and don’t do any manual insecure actions.