etc/freshclam.conf
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 ##
 ## Example config file for freshclam
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 ## Please read the freshclam.conf(5) manual before editing this file.
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 ## This file may be optionally merged with clamd.conf.
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 ##
 
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 # Comment or remove the line below.
 Example
 
 # Path to the database directory.
 # WARNING: It must match clamd.conf's directive!
 # Default: hardcoded (depends on installation options)
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 #DatabaseDirectory /var/lib/clamav
 
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 # Path to the log file (make sure it has proper permissions)
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 # Default: disabled
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 #UpdateLogFile /var/log/freshclam.log
 
 # Enable verbose logging.
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 # Default: disabled
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 #LogVerbose
 
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 # Use system logger (can work together with UpdateLogFile).
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 # Default: disabled
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 #LogSyslog
 
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 # Specify the type of syslog messages - please refer to 'man syslog'
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 # for facility names.
 # Default: LOG_LOCAL6
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 #LogFacility LOG_MAIL
 
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 # This option allows you to save the process identifier of the daemon
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 # Default: disabled
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 #PidFile /var/run/freshclam.pid
 
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 # By default when started freshclam drops privileges and switches to the
 # "clamav" user. This directive allows you to change the database owner.
 # Default: clamav (may depend on installation options)
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 #DatabaseOwner clamav
 
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 # Initialize supplementary group access (freshclam must be started by root).
 # Default: disabled
 #AllowSupplementaryGroups
 
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 # Use DNS to verify virus database version. Freshclam uses DNS TXT records
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 # to verify database and software versions. With this directive you can change
 # the database verification domain.
 # Default: enabled, pointing to current.cvd.clamav.net
 #DNSDatabaseInfo current.cvd.clamav.net
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 # Uncomment the following line and replace XY with your country
 # code. See http://www.iana.org/cctld/cctld-whois.htm for the full list.
 # Default: There is no default, which results in an error when running freshclam
 #DatabaseMirror db.XY.clamav.net
 
 # database.clamav.net is a round-robin record which points to our most 
 # reliable mirrors. It's used as a fall back in case db.XY.clamav.net is 
 # not working. DO NOT TOUCH the following line unless you know what you
 # are doing.
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 DatabaseMirror database.clamav.net
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 # How many attempts to make before giving up.
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 # Default: 3 (per mirror)
 #MaxAttempts 5
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 # Number of database checks per day.
 # Default: 12 (every two hours)
 #Checks 24
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 # Proxy settings
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 # Default: disabled
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 #HTTPProxyServer myproxy.com
 #HTTPProxyPort 1234
 #HTTPProxyUsername myusername
 #HTTPProxyPassword mypass
 
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 # Send the RELOAD command to clamd.
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 # Default: disabled
 #NotifyClamd
 # By default it uses the hardcoded configuration file but you can force an
 # another one.
 #NotifyClamd /config/file/path
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 # Run command after successful database update.
 # Default: disabled
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 #OnUpdateExecute command
 
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 # Run command when database update process fails.
 # Default: disabled
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 #OnErrorExecute command
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 # Don't fork into background.
 # Default: disabled
 #Foreground
 
 # Enable debug messages in libclamav.
 # Default: disabled
 #Debug