diff --git a/check_clamav-daemon.sh b/check_clamav-daemon.sh
new file mode 100755
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/check_clamav-daemon.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+
+tmp_err_msg=$(mktemp)
+
+# - Is this a systemd system?
+# -
+if [[ "X`which systemd`" = "X" ]]; then
+   systemd_exists=false
+else
+   systemd_exists=true
+fi
+
+
+## - restart clamv-daemon if process is not present
+## -
+if ! ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep /usr/sbin/clamd > /dev/null ; then
+   echo "clamd is down, so i try to start it.."
+   if $systemd_exists ; then
+      systemctl stop clamav-daemon > /dev/null 2> $tmp_err_msg
+      if [[ "$?" -ne 0 ]] ; then
+         cat $tmp_err_msg
+      fi
+      sleep 2
+      systemctl start clamav-daemon > /dev/null 2> $tmp_err_msg
+      if [[ "$?" -ne 0 ]] ; then
+         cat $tmp_err_msg
+      fi
+   else
+      /etc/init.d/clamav-daemon stop > /dev/null 2> $tmp_err_msg
+      if [[ "$?" -ne 0 ]] ; then
+         cat $tmp_err_msg
+      fi
+      sleep 2
+      /etc/init.d/clamav-daemon start > /dev/null 2> $tmp_err_msg
+      if [[ "$?" -ne 0 ]] ; then
+         cat $tmp_err_msg
+      fi
+   fi
+#else
+#   echo "clamd is up. noting to do"
+fi
+
+## - restart clamv-freshclam if prozess is not present
+## -
+if ! ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep /usr/bin/freshclam > /dev/null ; then
+   echo "freshclam is down, so i try to start it.."
+   if $systemd_exists ; then
+      systemctl stop clamav-freshclam > /dev/null 2> $tmp_err_msg
+      if [[ "$?" -ne 0 ]] ; then
+         cat $tmp_err_msg
+      fi
+      sleep 2
+      systemctl start clamav-freshclam > /dev/null 2> $tmp_err_msg
+      if [[ "$?" -ne 0 ]] ; then
+         cat $tmp_err_msg
+      fi
+   else
+      /etc/init.d/clamav-freshclam stop > /dev/null 2> $tmp_err_msg
+      if [[ "$?" -ne 0 ]] ; then
+         cat $tmp_err_msg
+      fi
+      sleep 2
+      /etc/init.d/clamav-freshclam start > /dev/null 2> $tmp_err_msg
+      if [[ "$?" -ne 0 ]] ; then
+         cat $tmp_err_msg
+      fi
+   fi
+#else
+#   echo "freshclam is up. noting to do"
+fi
+
+rm $tmp_err_msg
+exit 0
diff --git a/check_webservice_load.conf.sample b/conf/check_webservice_load.conf.sample
similarity index 100%
rename from check_webservice_load.conf.sample
rename to conf/check_webservice_load.conf.sample