F-Secure Anti-Virus (FSAV)

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Note: This chapter only installs FSAV. We will configure AMaViS to use FSAV as a scanner in a subsequent chapter.

  1. Login as the root user.
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  2. Obtain the latest version of FSAV for Linux and copy it to the target computer. As of this writing, the fsav-wks-4.50.2111.tar.gz file is current.

  3. Unpack the tarball.

    # tar -zxvf fsav-wks-4.50.2111.tar.gz
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  4. Change directory into the unpacked tarball tree.

    # cd fsav-wks-4.50.2111
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  5. Start the FSAV installer.

    # ./fsav-wks-4.50.2111
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  6. Enter the license keycode.

    Please enter keycode: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX
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  7. Accept the defaults for all configuration questions:
    [screenshot] Where would you like F-Secure Anti-Virus to be installed? /opt/f-secure/fsav
    [screenshot] Selected directory /opt/f-secure/fsav does not yet exist. Create it? yes
    [screenshot] Would you like to create the symbolic link? yes
    [screenshot] Would you like to create the symbolic links to /usr/share/man? yes
    [screenshot] Would you like to schedule an automatic database update? yes
    [screenshot] How often would you like updates to be performed? hourly
    [screenshot] Would you like to schedule an automatic virus scan? no
    [screenshot] Would you like to check for updates for this product now? yes
    [screenshot] Would you like to run a virus scan now? no

  8. Verify that FSAV was installed and that the signature databases are current.

    # fsav --version
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    The screenshot is current for 2003-07-25.

  9. Test FSAV by scanning /usr.

    # fsav /usr
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