What Is Freshclam Linux?
Contents Freshclam Is a Virus Database Update Tool for Clamav. How Do I Get Rid of Clamav? to Remove Clamav and Its Dependent Packages, Type the ‘Sudo Apt-Get...
freshclam is a virus database update tool for ClamAV.
How do I get rid of ClamAV?
To remove ClamAV and its dependent packages, type the ‘sudo apt-get autoremove clamav’ command in the Terminal window and hit the Enter key. If you wish to remove the packages and the configuration files related to them, enter the ‘sudo apt-get purge clamav’ command and hit the Enter key.
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