How to be sure ClamAV database is up to date

I would like to manually download the main.cvd for clamav and then import it from a local location. I see this is possible using clamav-clamfresh.

You reached one of ClamAV virus database mirrors: database.clamav.net is a round robin record that tries to equally balance the traffic between all the database ...

The following FAQ should help you understand how ClamAV CVD signature databases work and any issues you may experience working with them.

This solution will allow you to host a mirror that functions in the same way as the official database CDN, serving CVD and CDIFF files.

I am encountering a 403 Forbidden error when attempting to update ClamAV virus databases using FreshClam or directly through wget.

ClamAV is installed from the official repository, and the database files live in /var/lib/clamav. You can download the three files from the following locations.

Learn how to update virus database definitions using ClamAV. This guide walks you through creating a custom trigger action with ClamAV's freshclam command ...

1.Download 3 virus database files from links below: http://database.clamav.net/daily.cvd http://database.clamav.net/main.cvd http://database.clamav.net/ ...