diff --git a/artefact_enumerator.py b/artefact_enumerator.py
index 4a3e0cf3..7550a385 100644
--- a/artefact_enumerator.py
+++ b/artefact_enumerator.py
@@ -456,8 +456,8 @@ def _process_compliance_snapshots_of_artefact(
         )
         update_is_required |= issue_update_is_required
 
-    if scan_config.malware_config:
-        interval = scan_config.malware_config.virus_db_max_age_days * (24*60*60) # days to seconds
+    if scan_config.clamav_config:
+        interval = scan_config.clamav_config.virus_db_max_age_days * (24*60*60) # days to seconds
         compliance_snapshots, malware_update_is_required = _create_backlog_item(
             cfg_name=cfg_name,
             namespace=namespace,
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index d34a92fa..b759e0e2 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class ArtefactEnumeratorConfig:
 
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass(frozen=True)
-class MalwareConfig:
+class ClamAVConfig:
     '''
     :param int lookup_new_backlog_item_interval:
         time to wait in case no backlog item was found before searching for new backlog item again
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class ScanConfiguration:
     artefact_enumerator_config: ArtefactEnumeratorConfig
     bdba_config: BDBAConfig
     issue_replicator_config: IssueReplicatorConfig
-    malware_config: MalwareConfig
+    clamav_config: ClamAVConfig
 
 
 def deserialise_component_config(
@@ -336,37 +336,37 @@ def deserialise_artefact_enumerator_config(
     )
 
 
-def deserialise_malware_config(
+def deserialise_clamav_config(
     spec_config: dict,
-) -> MalwareConfig:
+) -> ClamAVConfig:
     default_config = spec_config.get('defaults', dict())
-    malware_config = spec_config.get('malware')
+    clamav_config = spec_config.get('clamav')
 
-    if not malware_config:
+    if not clamav_config:
         return
 
     lookup_new_backlog_item_interval = deserialise_config_property(
-        config=malware_config,
+        config=clamav_config,
         property_key='lookup_new_backlog_item_interval',
         default_config=default_config,
         default_value=60,
     )
 
     virus_db_max_age_days = deserialise_config_property(
-        config=malware_config,
+        config=clamav_config,
         property_key='virus_db_max_age_days',
         default_config=default_config,
         default_value=5,
     )
 
     aws_cfg_name = deserialise_config_property(
-        config=malware_config,
+        config=clamav_config,
         property_key='aws_cfg_name',
         absent_ok=True,
         on_absent_message='artefacts of access type s3 will not be scanned'
     )
 
-    return MalwareConfig(
+    return ClamAVConfig(
         lookup_new_backlog_item_interval=lookup_new_backlog_item_interval,
         virus_db_max_age_days=virus_db_max_age_days,
         aws_cfg_name=aws_cfg_name,
@@ -684,17 +684,17 @@ def deserialise_scan_configuration(
         issue_replicator_config = None
 
     if Services.CLAMAV in included_services:
-        malware_config = deserialise_malware_config(
+        clamav_config = deserialise_clamav_config(
             spec_config=spec_config,
         )
     else:
-        malware_config = None
+        clamav_config = None
 
     return ScanConfiguration(
         artefact_enumerator_config=artefact_enumerator_config,
         bdba_config=bdba_config,
         issue_replicator_config=issue_replicator_config,
-        malware_config=malware_config,
+        clamav_config=clamav_config,
     )
 
 
diff --git a/malware/__main__.py b/malware/__main__.py
index fca5a0e9..a80df534 100644
--- a/malware/__main__.py
+++ b/malware/__main__.py
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ def parse_args():
     return parsed_arguments
 
 
-def deserialise_malware_configuration(
+def deserialise_clamav_configuration(
     cfg_name: str,
     namespace: str,
     kubernetes_api: k8s.util.KubernetesApi,
-) -> config.MalwareConfig:
+) -> config.ClamAVConfig:
     scan_cfg_crd = kubernetes_api.custom_kubernetes_api.get_namespaced_custom_object(
         group=k8s.model.ScanConfigurationCrd.DOMAIN,
         version=k8s.model.ScanConfigurationCrd.VERSION,
@@ -117,18 +117,18 @@ def deserialise_malware_configuration(
     )
 
     if scan_cfg_crd and (spec := scan_cfg_crd.get('spec')):
-        malware_cfg = config.deserialise_malware_config(spec_config=spec)
+        clamav_cfg = config.deserialise_clamav_config(spec_config=spec)
     else:
-        malware_cfg = None
+        clamav_cfg = None
 
-    if not malware_cfg:
+    if not clamav_cfg:
         logger.warning(
-            f'no malware_cfg configuration for config elem {cfg_name} set, '
+            f'no clamav_cfg configuration for config elem {cfg_name} set, '
             'job is not able to process current scan backlog and will terminate'
         )
         sys.exit(0)
 
-    return malware_cfg
+    return clamav_cfg
 
 
 def scan_resource(
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ def main():
         kubernetes_api=kubernetes_api,
     )
 
-    malware_config = deserialise_malware_configuration(
+    clamav_config = deserialise_clamav_configuration(
         cfg_name=cfg_name,
         namespace=namespace,
         kubernetes_api=kubernetes_api,
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ def main():
     oci_client = ccc.oci.oci_client(cfg_factory=cfg_factory)
 
     s3_client = None
-    if malware_config.aws_cfg_name:
-        aws_cfg: model.aws.AwsProfile = cfg_factory.aws(malware_config.aws_cfg_name)
+    if clamav_config.aws_cfg_name:
+        aws_cfg: model.aws.AwsProfile = cfg_factory.aws(clamav_config.aws_cfg_name)
 
         aws_session = boto3.Session(
             aws_access_key_id=aws_cfg.access_key_id(),
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ def main():
 
         if not backlog_crd:
             ready_to_terminate = True
-            sleep_interval = malware_config.lookup_new_backlog_item_interval
+            sleep_interval = clamav_config.lookup_new_backlog_item_interval
             logger.info(f'no open backlog item found, will sleep for {sleep_interval} sec')
             time.sleep(sleep_interval)
             continue