diff --git a/doc/puppet_classes/clamav_cd_3A_3Amain_3A_3Aconfig.html b/doc/puppet_classes/clamav_cd_3A_3Amain_3A_3Aconfig.html
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--- a/doc/puppet_classes/clamav_cd_3A_3Amain_3A_3Aconfig.html
+++ b/doc/puppet_classes/clamav_cd_3A_3Amain_3A_3Aconfig.html
@@ -113,7 +113,15 @@ clamav_cd.
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         <pre class="code"><span class="info file"># File 'manifests/main/config.pp', line 7</span>
@@ -129,6 +137,14 @@ class clamav_cd::main::config (
     unless  =&gt; &#39;/usr/sbin/getsebool antivirus_can_scan_system | grep --quiet &quot;on&quot;&#39;,
     path    =&gt; [&#39;/usr/sbin&#39;, &#39;/bin&#39;],
   }
+
+  # create a cron job to run a daily scan
+  cron { &#39;clamscan&#39;:
+    command =&gt; &#39;/bin/clamscan -r / &gt;&gt; /var/log/clamav/daily-scan.log&#39;,
+    user    =&gt; &#39;root&#39;,
+    hour    =&gt; 2,
+    minute  =&gt; 0,
+  }
 }</pre>
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diff --git a/manifests/main/config.pp b/manifests/main/config.pp
index 57edcb8..5127292 100644
--- a/manifests/main/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/config.pp
@@ -15,4 +15,12 @@ class clamav_cd::main::config (
     unless  => '/usr/sbin/getsebool antivirus_can_scan_system | grep --quiet "on"',
     path    => ['/usr/sbin', '/bin'],
   }
+
+  # create a cron job to run a daily scan
+  cron { 'clamscan':
+    command => '/bin/clamscan -r / >> /var/log/clamav/daily-scan.log',
+    user    => 'root',
+    hour    => 2,
+    minute  => 0,
+  }
 }