Freshclam AV suddenly using 50-80% CPU

[maciaccio]

I tried to install Freshclam AV last week. At the end of the process, I got an error regarding a config file not found, and it did not seem to finish the install.

Looking for Freshclam AV from the Whisker Menu or App Finder, it does not show, but if I type it into the search box in Whisker Menu, I see a 'gears' icon with 'Run Freshclam' text - but nothing happens when I click on it.

Suddenly today, my CPU is maxed at or near 100% and my CPU is running dangerously hot, around 90-deg C, with laptop placed 12-inches from a window AC. This laptop hits fatal temp at 94-deg C.

Checking 'show all processes' in Task Man shows Freshclam using between 50-80% CPU, but the graph shows solid 100% total CPU usage since startup.

Here is the install log from Freshclam last week - note that this just started today, after two weeks of no CPU issues in LL, and at least one week after Freshclam install attempt.


 



 


Here is the Freshclam Install Log:

mac@HP-dv8000:~$ sudo freshclam
ClamAV update process started at Fri Jun  2 00:53:20 2017
nonblock_connect: connect timing out (30 secs)
Can't connect to port 80 of host db.local.clamav.net (IP: 168.143.19.95)
Trying host db.local.clamav.net (208.72.56.53)...
nonblock_connect: connect timing out (30 secs)
Can't connect to port 80 of host db.local.clamav.net (IP: 208.72.56.53)
Trying host db.local.clamav.net (69.12.162.28)...
Downloading main.cvd [100%]
main.cvd updated (version: 57, sigs: 4218790, f-level: 60, builder: amishhammer)
Downloading daily.cvd [100%]
daily.cvd updated (version: 23439, sigs: 2081810, f-level: 63, builder: neo)
Downloading bytecode.cvd [100%]
bytecode.cvd updated (version: 301, sigs: 58, f-level: 63, builder: anvilleg)
Database updated (6300658 signatures) from db.local.clamav.net (IP: 69.12.162.28)
ERROR: NotifyClamd: Can't find or parse configuration file /etc/clamav/clamd.conf

Thanks in advance...