OMV 5 Antivirus

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    Can anyone please explain how antivirus works on OMV5 running on a rPi4B ?


    Using OMV5 mainly as a NAS with an external HD on the Pi.


    I have AVG Internet Security on my home networked win PCs, and that monitors files, web pages and eMails constantly.


    Is there something similar for OMV ?

    I have seen mention of clamAV.

    Should this be an addin, or run in Docker ?

    Does it run automatically, or does it need to be manually run on a regular basis ?

    Ant other options ?

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    First, OMV 5 is EOL and you should upgrade.


    There is a ClamAV plugin. If you install it, it should be pretty self explanatory. There are real time scans and scheduled scans if I remember correctly (I don't use it). Any additional info can be found by reading about clamav on their site - https://www.clamav.net/

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    Edited once, last by ryecoaaron ().

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    Quote from ryecoaaron

    First, OMV 5 is EOL and you should upgrade.

    yes. waiting for a Pi400 to arrive which will get OMV6 installed. Once that is running, it will replace the OMV5 Pi4 ( which will also be upgraded after a while to ensure no issues with the OMV6 Pi400



    Quote from ryecoaaron

    (don't use it).

    is that a 'your case' fact, or a suggestion that it should not be used ?


    If not clamAV, are there other / alternate / better AV addins that are recommended ?

    And if NOT using any AV, is that safe ? Are the files on an OMV NAS somehow better protected / safer ?

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    Quote from DaveOB

    is that a 'your case' fact, or a suggestion that it should not be used ?


    If not clamAV, are there other / alternate / better AV addins that are recommended ?

    And if NOT using any AV, is that safe ? Are the files on an OMV NAS somehow better protected / safer ?

    That meant I don't use it. It works perfectly well and I have used ClamAV in the past.


    If you use OMV as a NAS, there is very little chance of viruses infecting it. The fact that it is Linux makes it even less of chance of being infected. The benefit is that you are probably storing files on it from a Windows machine that can have viruses. It will find those. Up to you if you need it. I don't have Windows at home.

    omv 8.0.10-2 synchrony | 6.17 proxmox kernel

    plugins :: omvextrasorg 8.0.2 | kvm 8.0.6 | compose 8.1.3 | cterm 8.0 | borgbackup 8.1.5 | cputemp 8.0 | mergerfs 8.0 | scripts 8.0.1 | writecache 8.1


    omv-extras.org plugins source code and issue tracker - github - changelogs


    Please try ctrl-shift-R and read this before posting a question.

    Please put your OMV system details in your signature.
    Please don't PM for support... Too many PMs!

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    Quote from ryecoaaron

    That meant I don't use it. It works perfectly well and I have used ClamAV in the past.


    If you use OMV as a NAS, there is very little chance of viruses infecting it. The fact that it is Linux makes it even less of chance of being infected. The benefit is that you are probably storing files on it from a Windows machine that can have viruses. It will find those. Up to you if you need it. I don't have Windows at home.

    Thank You ryecoaaron.

    I really appreciate your input, info and advice.

    Regards

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