ok, that is great. i looked and i did download freshclam and it is set 
to update every hour !
how cool is that. now i'll figure out how to set it up to scan once a 
day or something i guess?
thank you so much.
betty i.

Joseph Sinclair wrote:
> ClamAV is typically updated via a separate package called FreshClam (in Ubuntu, apt-get install clamav-freshclam).
> freshclam is a background daemon that updates the AV signatures automatically based on settings in /etc/clamav/freshclam.conf (default us typically to check every hour).
>
> You can control the update frequency from the clamtk window (if it's *very* recent, many distros are behind in this) via advanced|schedule.
>
> If you prefer using a GUI, you might also look at klamav, which is a KDE frontend for clam.  Be warned klamav brings in dazuko and does on-access scanning, which is probably not needed for Linux systems, and may be harmful to system performance and stability.
>
>
> ==Joseph++
>
> betty wrote:
>   
>> stupid question alert; please do not read if you have no patience.
>>
>> I am using clamAV and clam tk, (3.05) so that i can use the gui.
>> it's supposed to have automatic updates, how will i know if it is
>> updating it's signatures? [using a gui]
>> does it run itself automatically or do i need to do that every so often?
>> thanks again for all the help.
>>
>> betty i.
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