So it’s possible that ClamXav’s scans could miss newer threats due to outdated definitions. Out of the box, ClamXav isn’t set up by default to check for updates. This setting should persist through reboots and shutdowns, but may need to be tweaked/rerun after Software Updates.You can easily schedule scans and update virus definitions. The sentry service should now launch (will appear in menu), and should launch upon login by any user. Launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchAgents/-startup

Open Terminal and type (or copy/paste):.

Authenticate as admin user if prompted.

Put the -startup into /Library/LaunchAgents/.

Launch ClamAV Sentry from the ClamXav Preferences section, configure preferences for folders to watch etc., then quit Sentry.

Run ClamXav at least once in order to install the engine.

Install ClamXav app, it must be in Applications folder.

(right-click or control-click here and 'Save Link as.')

Applications/ClamXav.app/Contents/Resources/ClamXavSentry.app Instead, a launchd 'agent' script is used to open the Sentry app (which is itself located inside the main ClamXav application, only visible via the Terminal or the 'Show Package Contents' contextual menu item in the Finder.)

The fix outlined here bypasses the default method that ClamXav uses (which involves adding the Sentry app to the user's System Preferences -> Accounts -> Login Items list). However, under a managed, non-admin-privileged 'student' account, the auto-start-at-login preference refused to save, either because of privilege problems with the student account, a bug with ClamXav, or both. Installation of ClamXav under the administrator account on OS X 10.4 (Intel MacBook) worked, and the admin user was able to configure the Folder Sentry feature to launch automatically at login.

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