Problem with ClamAV
by bscho from LinuxQuestions.org on (#4T7JW)
My desktop using Linux Mint 19.2 cinnamon was slowing down so I thought I am being hacked so loaded clamav. When I did sudo freshclam this was the error message.
sudo freshclam
[sudo] password for me:
ERROR: /var/log/clamav/freshclam.log is locked by another process
ERROR: Problem with internal logger (UpdateLogFile = /var/log/clamav/freshclam.log).
Clamav will not run either.
I installed a new Mint 19.2 on a new SSD and used a different internet connection over a mobile phone network to be sure I was using a different IP address.
The first thing I downloaded was ClamAV. It is exactly the same.
How can I find the process that has locked freshclam and stopped Clamav running?
Is there anything else I can do to check for virus or being hacked?
Thanks
sudo freshclam
[sudo] password for me:
ERROR: /var/log/clamav/freshclam.log is locked by another process
ERROR: Problem with internal logger (UpdateLogFile = /var/log/clamav/freshclam.log).
Clamav will not run either.
I installed a new Mint 19.2 on a new SSD and used a different internet connection over a mobile phone network to be sure I was using a different IP address.
The first thing I downloaded was ClamAV. It is exactly the same.
How can I find the process that has locked freshclam and stopped Clamav running?
Is there anything else I can do to check for virus or being hacked?
Thanks