AntiVirus on Linux: "On-access scanning not running"

Question

Hi,

First time using Sophos AV on Linux (used it on XP before, but looks a bit different there).

Anyway, when I look at the GUI at http://localhost:8081/ , next to the shield it says "On-access scanning: Active". Also the date when it was "Last updated" is today. All fine .

But when I run /opt/sophos-av/bin/savdstatus in a terminal window, the response is "Sophos Anti-Virus is active but on-access scanning is not running"

Can anyone explain why it says "on-access scanning is not running"? Is it a problem (sounds like it), and if so how do I fix it?

It's a standalone PC, running Linux Mint 16 Xfce and Sophos 9.5.2

Many thanks

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DouglasLeeder · Accepted Answer

Hi,

Frist, On-access scanning is the scanning as you access files, so open then for reading or close them after writing.

I guess the first thing to do is work out if on-access is actually working or not.

# /opt/sophos-av/bin/savlog -100

See if there are lines in the log says on-access is enabled.

# lsmod | grep talpa

See if there are any talpa modules loaded.

Finally you can download eicar.com and see if it is detected.