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title: 'antivirus:signatureproviders'
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date: '2026-10-07'
description: 'Configure third party ClamAV antivirus signature providers. sentinel --task=antivirus:signatureproviders Option Value Default Description --interserver_enable <1|0> 0 Enable or disable the InterServer signature provider. --interserver_provider_url <string> https://sigs.inters…'
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[](#)  [ Basics ](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/)     [ Command Line Interface ](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface)      Antivirus       antivirus:signatureproviders    

# antivirus:signatureproviders

Configure third party ClamAV antivirus signature providers.

```
sentinel --task=antivirus:signatureproviders
```

| Option | Value | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `--interserver_enable` | <1\|0> | 0 | Enable or disable the InterServer signature provider. |
| `--interserver_provider_url` | <string> | https://sigs.interserver.net/ | The base URL of this signature provider. |
| `--interserver_provider_files` | <string1,string2> | interserver256.hdb interservertopline.db shell.ldb whitelist.fp | The signature database files to download from this provider. |
| `--default` | <yes> |  | Reset all settings to their default values. |
| `--default_option` | <option> |  | Reset a specific setting to its default value. |
| `--restart` | <yes> |  | Restart the service after saving settings. |

## Examples

```
// enable the interserver signatures
sentinel --task=antivirus:signatureproviders --interserver_enable=1 --restart=yes

// reset the interserver back to its default value
sentinel --task=antivirus:signatureproviders --default_option=interserver_enable --restart=yes

// reset all settings to their default values
sentinel --task=antivirus:signatureproviders --default=yes --restart=yes

// enable the InterServer signatures and download only the malware databases
sentinel --task=antivirus:signatureproviders --interserver_enable=1 --interserver_provider_files=interserver256.hdb,interservertopline.db --restart=yes
```

## Related Pages

- [Scanning Settings](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/settings/antivirus/scanning-settings "Scanning Settings")
- [Scanning Limits](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/settings/antivirus/scanning-limits "Scanning Limits")
- [Anti-virus](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/user-guide/antivirus "Anti-virus")

 [ ](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/antivirus/antivirus-scanninglimits) [](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/settings/antivirus/scanning-settings)

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