Thanx very much! I'll give it a try ASAP. Jan =>> Jan, =>> =>> Look in clamd.conf for something like: =>> =>> LocalSocket /var/run/clamav/clamd.ctl =>> FixStaleSocket true =>> LocalSocketGroup clamav =>> LocalSocketMode 666 =>> =>> or =>> =>> TCPSocket 3310 =>> TCPAddr xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx =>> =>> Sincerely, =>> =>> Eric Tykwinski =>> TrueNet, Inc. =>> P: 610-429-8300 =>> =>> -----Original Message----- =>> From: clamav-users <clamav-users-boun...@lists.clamav.net> =>> On Behalf Of Jan =>> Elliott =>> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2022 3:05 PM =>> To: clamd user questions <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net> =>> Subject: [clamav-users] Please help =>> =>> TO: "clamd user questions" =>> <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net> =>> =>> QUESTION: When I try to execute the command "clamd" I =>> get the following =>> message: =>> ERROR: Please define server type (local and/or TCP) =>> =>> BACKGROUND; I worked in Bell Labs for 17 years, where I =>> learned UNIX. After =>> leaving, I got assistance from a former co-worker to =>> install Linux on my =>> laptop in 2002. =>> Since then, I've used Fedora Red Hat versions 12, 24, and =>> recently had my =>> laptop upgraded to version 36. My experience with system =>> administration is =>> limited and I no longer have someone with UNIX/Linux admin =>> knowledge to =>> assist me. The person who installed Fedora v36 suggested I =>> try CLAMD to get =>> rid of a virus/whatever that apparently infected my Chrome =>> browser when I =>> went to a music site I had been using for several years; =>> the site now causes =>> continual pornographic pop-ups!! =>> =>> I also have a Firefox browser and used it to download a =>> new Chrome after I =>> deleted the infected one, but I still get the pop-ups. Was =>> able to install =>> CLAMD (rpm) and have read most of the man pages I could =>> find, and checked =>> what configuration files, etc., I could find, but still =>> get the ERROR =>> message. What do I need to read, edit, run, etc. to =>> successfully get the =>> "clamd" command to work. =>> =>> HELP, please!!! Thanx, Jan Elliott =>> =>> _______________________________________________ =>> =>> clamav-users mailing list =>> clamav-users@lists.clamav.net =>> https://lists.clamav.net/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users =>> =>> =>> Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: =>> https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav-documentation =>> =>> https://docs.clamav.net/#mailing-lists-and-chat =>> =>> =>> _______________________________________________ =>> =>> clamav-users mailing list =>> clamav-users@lists.clamav.net =>> https://lists.clamav.net/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users =>> =>> =>> Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: =>> https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav-documentation =>> =>> https://docs.clamav.net/#mailing-lists-and-chat =>>
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