Configure a NetBackup Malware Scanner Linux
To configure a NetBackup Malware Scanner for Linux
- Download NetBackup Malware Scanner from Veritas Download Center.
- Extract the downloaded zip file. Files must contain the following structure;
NBAntiMalwareClient_version number_LinuxR_x86 savapi-sdk-linux64.zip setup.sh cleanup.sh NBAntiMalwareClient_version number_LinuxS_x86 -> NBAntiMalwareClient_version number_LinuxR_x86 savapi-sdk-linux64.zip setup.sh cleanup.shWarning:
The
setup.shscript modifies thebashrcfile on Linux. - Refer to the
Readme.txtfile for install, upgrade, or uninstall processes.To install or upgrade NetBackup Malware Scanner on Linux RHEL computer.
Navigate to
NBAntiMalwareClient_ version number_LinuxR_x86folder and run thesetup.shscript using scanuser.Enter the target location to install the NetBackup Malware Scanner.
To install or upgrade NetBackup Malware Scanner on Linux SUSE computer:
Navigate to
NBAntiMalwareClient_version number_LinuxS_x86folder and run thesetup.shscript using scanuser.Enter the target location to install the NetBackup Malware Scanner.
Note:
For Linux SUSE computer, if
.bashrcfile is not present then create an empty.bashrcfile in users home directory.Note:
The path of the scanner directory (
/bin) is added in the.bashrcfile of the Linux user which is installing the NetBackup Malware Scanner.If you are using NetBackup client as the scan host, then it is recommended to add the same entry in
/usr/openv/netbackup/bp.confconfiguration file so that any Linux user (to be used for malware scanning) knows the scanner directory (/bin) path. For example,NB_MALWARE_SCANNER_PATH=/root/Avira/savapi-sdk-linux64/binTo uninstall NetBackup Malware Scanner from Linux computer:
Run the
cleanup.shscript.
- To validate that the scan works with the NetBackup Malware Scanner on a Linux setup, perform the following:
Run the ./update.sh script to get the latest signature update.
Navigate to NetBackup Malware Scanner installed path and run the avira_lib_dir_scan binary with the required scan path and
conf_pathparameters.Configuration file must be present in NetBackup Malware Scanner installed path.
For example,
avira_lib_dir_scan "/root/malwareSample" -log_path "/root/NBMalwareScanner.log" -conf_path "/root/NBMalwareScannerInstalledPath/savapi-sdk-linux64/bin/aviraconf.txt
Ensure that the output of the command is successful. For existing sample malware files, the output must be a list of infected files. Else the output must be empty.