This article will assist you to run ClamAV virus scan from cPanel.Login to your cPanel account.
- Under Advanced section, click on Virus Scanner option.
- On the next screen, you will get 4 options to scan your web hosting space.
- Scan Mail
- Scan Entire Home Directory
- Scan Public Web Space
- Scan Public FTP Space
- To start a new scan, select the appropriate radio button and click on Scan Now button.
- Once selected scan is completed, you will get scan report.
If any infected files are found under selected category, scan report will list them along with path in Infected Files box. - Click OK on the confirmation window to launch Cleanup Process window.
- At Cleanup Process window, list of infected files will be populated. You can choose what actions you want to take on the infected files from Qurantine, Destroy and Ignore. You can just leave the infected file selections in the Quarantine column to place these files outside /public_html directory so that they won't be accessed from outside world. If you wish, you can remove (Destroy option) infected files or just Ignore them. Once you select appropriate operation to perform, click on Process Cleanup.
When unsure please inform the results to our support team to assist you. - If no virus found during ClamAV scan, you will receive message stating that Virus Scan Complete. No Virus Found.