ClamAv: is anyone paying attention?

[Andy]

On 22/11/06, Gabriel Dragffy <dragffy at yandex.ru> wrote:
> This thread turned in to some huge rant about linux viruses, but the
> original question hasn't been resolved.
My fault, sorry.

> Great, now when I run "sudo freshclam" I get the spiel about it being
> outdated here:
> $ sudo freshclam
> ClamAV update process started at Wed Nov 22 22:12:31 2006
> main.cvd is up to date (version: 41, sigs: 73809, f-level: 10, builder:
> tkojm)
> WARNING: Your ClamAV installation is OUTDATED!
> WARNING: Current functionality level = 8, recommended = 10
> DON'T PANIC! Read http://www.clamav.net/faq.html
> daily.cvd is up to date (version: 2230, sigs: 4567, f-level: 9, builder:
> arnaud)WARNING: Your ClamAV installation is OUTDATED!
> WARNING: Current functionality level = 8, recommended = 9
> DON'T PANIC! Read http://www.clamav.net/faq.html

It only says your below the recommended levels, this means all
signatures will function, it just may be a little less stable or
slightly slower, that's all.

> Now I don't really care if it's a little out of date, but if it would
> kindly download the latest sigs and do it's best I'd be more than happy.
It is doing that all ready, read between the warnings.

> main.cvd is up to date (version: 41, sigs: 73809, f-level: 10, builder:
The main signatures are up to date

> daily.cvd is up to date (version: 2230, sigs: 4567, f-level: 9, builder:
The daily signatures are up to date

I assume you expecting to see it saying its downloading something right?
CalmAV is reasonably smart, it doesn't need you to tell it to do this.
It can run as a deamon and check it self every now and then.
I assume this is the default behaviour because I didn't set it up to
do this and it has entries in /etc/init.d and /etc/rc?.d I also check
system monitor and freshclam is currently running.

If you do freshclam it may not find anything because it may have
grabbed new updates during its last check. Of course if there was an
update added between its last check and yours then it should show a
download.

The fact its saying its up to date suggests it is checking and everything is ok.

your signature versions match mine, but that doesn't prove anything

however the clamav site lists the following:
<http://lurker.clamav.net/list/clamav-virusdb.html>
when I checked the newest daily sig was 2230.
Which is what freshclam said you had, so nothing to worry about.


> How can I progress from here?
you could progress to a drinking establishment? :D

I hope that answers your question, and brings us back on topic.

- Andy

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