{"id":23077,"date":"2025-07-02T14:41:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T14:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/docs.nexcess.com\/?lw_help_doc=security\/antivirus"},"modified":"2026-07-02T13:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:27:27","slug":"antivirus","status":"publish","type":"lw_help_doc","link":"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/docs.nexcess.com\/hosting\/security\/antivirus\/","title":{"rendered":"Antivirus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antivirus protection is your <strong>\u201cfirst-pass filter\u201d<\/strong> against malware that slips past firewalls and web-application defenses. Liquid Web supports three layers of coverage:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Real-time Windows defense (ESET).<\/strong> Fully managed on our end\u2014signature updates, live monitoring, and on-demand scans are handled for you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Linux file &amp; email scanning (ClamAV \/ ImunifyAV).<\/strong> ClamAV ships with cPanel\/WHM and can be toggled per account; ImunifyAV adds a friendlier dashboard and scheduled scans across cPanel, Plesk, and InterWorx.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Comprehensive malware + WAF bundle (Imunify360).<\/strong> Goes beyond signature scans with machine-learning detection, herd immunity, and automatic cleanup\u2014ideal for multi-tenant hosts.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id384357_394f78-69 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Antivirus Articles<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"help-docs__post-count-badge is-style-pill wp-block-tribe-query-results-count\">\n\t<p>5 results<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow the guides below to install, tune, or update each antivirus engine; they\u2019ll walk you from first install through scheduled scans and license renewals.<\/p>\n<div data-wp-context=\"{}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/query\" data-wp-key=\"0\" data-wp-router-region=\"query-0\" class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li data-wp-key=\"post-template-item-23583\" class=\"wp-block-post post-23583 lw_help_doc type-lw_help_doc status-publish hentry vertical-hosting lw_resource_category-security lw_resource_section-security\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/round-lake.dustinice.workers.dev:443\/https\/docs.nexcess.com\/hosting\/security\/antivirus\/eset-antivirus-engine-updates\/\" target=\"_self\" >ESET Antivirus Engine Updates<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Keep your Windows server secure. 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