##
## Example config file for freshclam
## Please read the freshclam.conf(5) manual before editing this file.
## This file may be optionally merged with clamd.conf.
##

# Path to the database directory.
# WARNING: It must match clamd.conf's directive!
# Default: hardcoded (depends on installation options)
#DatabaseDirectory /var/lib/clamav

# Path to the log file (make sure it has proper permissions)
# Default: disabled
#UpdateLogFile /var/log/freshclam.log

# Enable verbose logging.
# Default: disabled
#LogVerbose

# Use system logger (can work together with UpdateLogFile).
# Default: disabled
#LogSyslog

# Specify the type of syslog messages - please refer to 'man syslog'
# for facility names.
# Default: LOG_LOCAL6
#LogFacility LOG_MAIL

# This option allows you to save the process identifier of the daemon
# Default: disabled
PidFile /var/run/clamav/freshclam.pid

# By default when started freshclam drops privileges and switches to the
# "clamav" user. This directive allows you to change the database owner.
# Default: clamav (may depend on installation options)
DatabaseOwner clamav

# Initialize supplementary group access (freshclam must be started by root).
# Default: disabled
#AllowSupplementaryGroups

# Use DNS to verify virus database version. Freshclam uses DNS TXT records
# to verify database and software versions. With this directive you can change
# the database verification domain.
# Default: enabled, pointing to current.cvd.clamav.net
#DNSDatabaseInfo current.cvd.clamav.net

# Uncomment the following line and replace XY with your country
# code. See http://www.iana.org/cctld/cctld-whois.htm for the full list.
# Default: There is no default, which results in an error when running freshclam
#DatabaseMirror db.XY.clamav.net

# database.clamav.net is a round-robin record which points to our most 
# reliable mirrors. It's used as a fall back in case db.XY.clamav.net is 
# not working. DO NOT TOUCH the following line unless you know what you
# are doing.
DatabaseMirror database.clamav.net

# How many attempts to make before giving up.
# Default: 3 (per mirror)
#MaxAttempts 5

# Number of database checks per day.
# Default: 12 (every two hours)
#Checks 24

# Proxy settings
# Default: disabled
#HTTPProxyServer myproxy.com
#HTTPProxyPort 1234
#HTTPProxyUsername myusername
#HTTPProxyPassword mypass

# Use aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd as client address for downloading databases. Useful for
# multi-homed systems.
# Default: Use OS'es default outgoing IP address.
#LocalIPAddress aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd

# Send the RELOAD command to clamd.
# Default: disabled
#NotifyClamd
# By default it uses the hardcoded configuration file but you can force an
# another one.
#NotifyClamd /config/file/path

# Run command after successful database update.
# Default: disabled
#OnUpdateExecute command

# Run command when database update process fails.
# Default: disabled
#OnErrorExecute command

# Don't fork into background.
# Default: disabled
#Foreground

# Enable debug messages in libclamav.
# Default: disabled
#Debug
