updating clamav's virus database

[Gilles Gravier]

debian wrote:
>> Alternatively, program a cron job to do that for you every 4 hours or 
>> something recurring at a frequency that suits you.
>>
>> Gilles.
>>     
>
> actually im thinking ill just set it to scan everytime i boot up.
>   

Well... if it's a laptop and you boot it frequently enough... fine. If 
not... it might result in databases getting stale. You want your virus 
definitions to be less than 24H old ideally. Some A/V software actually 
do every hour or so (F-Secure).

Gilles.