Cannot run Clamav
Bart Silverstrim
bsilver at chrononomicon.com
Tue Sep 25 13:15:02 UTC 2007
Graham Watkins wrote:
> Bart Silverstrim wrote:
>> Markus Schönhaber wrote:
>>
>>> Graham Watkins wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I first installed the version shown under Synaptic Package Manager but
>>>> whenever I tried to run it I was informed that this version was out of
>>>> date and so far as I could tell that was the end of the exercise.
>>>>
>>> End of the exercise? Why? What was the actual problem besides clamav
>>> informing you of the availability of a newer upstream release?
>>>
>>> There even might be a newer version in the backports-repository for your
>>> Ubuntu version.
>>>
>> Just to be clear...are you sure it wasn't telling you the *database* was
>> out of date?
>>
>> You'd need to run sudo freshclam to update the virus definitions update
>> for ClamAV.
>>
>> -Bart
>>
>>
> No, it was telling me the program itself was out of date. This seems to
> be a problem as by the time we get Ubuntu binaries they are already out
> of date. I would have thought that out of date virus protection was
> better than no virus protection at all. Still, what do I know?
Actually, I don't usually bother with most AV anymore...99% of what's
out there is mail-borne, and I am blocking executable files by extension
on the mail server. I run Linux without Windows API auto-launching
applications so that's not a problem for me, and my wife uses a Mac.
Also the line has been completely blurred among malware, trojans,
viruses, worms, and just plain stupid phishing attempts...today's
"malware" is trying mainly to turn your computer into a spam zombie, not
kill your system.
Clam should not refuse to run just because the binary out-of-date, as
long as the database files are up to date. I know it'll give warnings
about binaries and functionality, though. Idon't know if you still have
it, but do you have the error message?
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