Sophos Linux Anti-Virus Notes
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-antivirus-for-linux.aspx PDF with instructions https://docs.sophos.com/esg/SAV-Linux/help/en-us/PDF/sav_linux_cg.pdf
Prerequisites yum install kernel-devel
Wget file sav-linux-free-9.tgz Untar file tar -xvzf sav-linux-free-9.tgz
#auto install no prompts target Sophos for updates. Installation takes quite a while. ./install.sh /opt/sophos-av --acceptlicence --autostart=False --enableOnBoot=False --automatic --update-source-type=s
#Enable on-access scanning ./install.sh /opt/sophos-av --acceptlicence --autostart=True --enableOnBoot=True --automatic --update-type=s --enableOnAccess=True
#enable auto updating with free version and with on-access scanning ./install.sh /opt/sophos-av --acceptlicense --autostart=True --enableOnBoot=True --sophos --automatic --update-type=s --update-free=True --enableOnAccess=True --live-protection=False
#working free! ./install.sh /opt/sophos-av --acceptlicense --autostart=True --enableOnBoot=True --sophos --update-type=s --enableOnAccess=True --update-free=True
#working, but can’t get automatic to work with free /root/sophos-av/install.sh /opt/sophos-av --acceptlicense --autostart=True --enableOnBoot=True --update-type=s --enableOnAccess=True --update-free=True --sophos
#required post installation setup for updates /opt/sophos-av/bin/savsetup
Additional settings https://community.sophos.com/products/endpoint-security-control/f/sophos-endpoint-software/73918/how-to-package-with-mkinstpkg-under-linux-because-i-find-hard
yum install rpm-build rpm
/opt/sophos-av/update/ ./mkinstpkg -r --sophos --rpm-version=0.1 --rpm-release=0.1 --update-type=s
Commandline: --enableSavProtectOnBoot=True --update-free=True --update-source-username=FAVLvRQL133F0 --update-source-password=k5va9rpkv5i --instdir=/opt/sophos-av --update-cache-path=/opt/sophos-av/update/cache/Primary --update-type=s --update-source-path=sophos: --acceptlicence=True --enableRMS=false --automatic=True --enableOnAccess=true --update-period-minutes=60
RPM package is '/opt/sophos-av/update/savinstpkg-0.1-0.1.x86_64.rpm'
If you get this error:
./install.sh: line 34: /tmp/sophos_distribution_N53lTic/exectest: Permission denied Cannot execute files within /tmp directory. Please see KBA 131783 http://www.sophos.com/kb/131783
Option 1 Then run this command to temporarily adjust the /tmp noexec
mount -o remount,exec /tmp
Then run the above install.sh command again. Once finished, run this command to turn it back on.
mount -o remount,noexec /tmp
Option 2
export TMPDIR=/var/tmp
Option 3
mkdir /root/tmp export TMPDIR=/root/tmp
#Uninstall /opt/sophos-av/uninstall.sh
#Edit or query configurations /opt/sophos-av/bin/savconfig /opt/sophos-av/bin/savconfig --all
View Update source information: /opt/sophos-av/bin/savsetup
As for pulling updates, normally standalone machines will update directly from Sophos through an internet line, but they can be configured to pull updates from other locations such as an Update Manager if you were to have a SEC deployment. If you are looking to limit internet bandwidth or restrict internet access, a workaround that may work is to have one Linux and one UNIX machine with Sophos installed that can reach out to the internet to pull updates. Set up an SMB share for /opt/sophos-av/update/cache/Primary/ and configure the other Linux/UNIX machines update from this SMB share.
Logs are located at /opt/sophos-av/log
This will update signatures and engine /opt/sophos-av/bin/savupdate
See the example at /opt/sophos-av/doc/namedscan.example.en
See PDF for additional instructions /opt/sophos-av/bin/savconfig add NamedScans Daily /home/fred/DailyScan
Exclude dirs
ExcludePath ^/proc/ ExcludePath ^/sys/ ExcludePath ^/dev/ ExcludePath ^/etc/gshadow- ExcludePath ^/etc/shadow- ExcludePath ^/etc/shadow ExcludePath ^/etc/gshadow ExcludePath ^/etc/selinux/* ExcludePath ^/etc/audit/* ExcludePath ^/etc/security/* ExcludePath ^/var/log/audit/* ExcludePath ^/etc/krb5.keytab
User clamscan
View logs /opt/sophos-av/bin/savlog /opt/sophos-av/bin/savlog --systemLog
Log file for Splunk cat /opt/sophos-av/log/savd.log
Logs are also pushed to internal syslog and /opt/sophos-av/log/savd.log tail -200 /var/log/messages | grep savd
View status /opt/sophos-av/bin/savdstatus
Manage the service /opt/sophos-av/bin/savdctl
Start on demand scan savscan /. savscan /home/brad
EICAR test file
.com file can be used for on-access scan testing. And eicar.txt can be used for on-demand scan testing.
eicar.com/eicar.txt X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*