BitDefender for Unices I/O errors in Ubuntu 12.04

[Don Parsons]

On 12/07/2014 08:41 PM, NoOp wrote:
> On 12/07/2014 07:42 AM, Don Parsons wrote:
>> I am using the latest Nov 17 version but still get 8190 I/O errors on
>> scanning "/"
>> These non-scanned directories could hide viruses.
>> Is there a way to scan them?
>> Thanks
>> Don Parsons
>>
>>
> It helps if you tell us exactly what the errors are (look at your bd
> logfile. My guess is that they are /sys/ permission denied errors - if
> that is the case:
>
> <http://forum.bitdefender.com/index.php?showtopic=55527&hl=i/o+errors>
> <http://www.bitdefender.com/support/i-o-errors-in-the-scan-report-4.htm>
>
> You can scan those folders with a bootable CD version if you wish.
> Alternately, you can put bd on a different bootable partition, boot to
> that and they scan the original partition. Note: I seldom, if ever, scan
> '/' from an active partition, and primarily use BD to scan Windows and
> other partiions on my system (including VMWare/VBox VM drives), and
> samba & email folder. For '/' on an active partition I boot to an
> alternate partition (or drive), mount my encrypted home using
> 'ecryptfs-recover-private' and scan the entire partition.
>
>
>
>
A sample of the I/O errors:
List of objects to be scanned:
    - /

Failed to enter directory '/sys/fs/fuse/connections/8388625': Permission 
denied
Failed to scan '/opt/BitDefender-scanner/var/lib/scan/plugins.htm': 
Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/fs/cgroup/perf_event/cgroup.event_control': 
Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/fs/cgroup/blkio/blkio.reset_stats': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/fs/cgroup/blkio/cgroup.event_control': Permission 
denied
Failed to scan '/sys/fs/cgroup/freezer/cgroup.event_control': Permission 
denied
Failed to scan '/sys/bus/i2c/drivers/wm8350/unbind': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/bus/i2c/drivers/wm8350/bind': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/bus/i2c/drivers/tps65910/uevent': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/bus/i2c/drivers/tps65910/unbind': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/bus/i2c/drivers/tps65910/bind': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/bus/i2c/drivers/tps65912/uevent': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/bus/i2c/drivers/tps65912/unbind': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/bus/i2c/drivers/tps65912/bind': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/bus/i2c/drivers/da903x/uevent': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/bus/i2c/drivers/da903x/unbind': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/bus/i2c/drivers/da903x/bind': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/bus/i2c/drivers/max8925/uevent': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/bus/i2c/drivers/max8925/unbind': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/bus/i2c/drivers/max8925/bind': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/bus/i2c/drivers/max8997/uevent': Permission denied

Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0000056/sanity_checks': Permission 
denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0000056/trace': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0000056/red_zone': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0000056/poison': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0000056/store_user': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0000056/validate': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0000056/alloc_calls': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0000056/free_calls': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0000056/cache_dma': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0000536/slab_size': Permission denied
Failed to

Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0001536/trace': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0001536/red_zone': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0001536/poison': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0001536/store_user': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0001536/validate': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0001536/alloc_calls': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0001536/free_calls': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0001536/cache_dma': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0000768/slab_size': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0000768/object_size': Permission denied

Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0000024/validate': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0000024/alloc_calls': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0000024/free_calls': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0000024/cache_dma': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/anon_vma/slab_size': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/anon_vma/object_size': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/anon_vma/objs_per_slab': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/anon_vma/order': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/anon_vma/min_partial': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/anon_vma/cpu_partial': Permission denied

ailed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0002464/cpu_partial': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0002464/objects': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0002464/objects_partial': Permission 
denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0002464/partial': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0002464/cpu_slabs': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0002464/ctor': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0002464/aliases': Permission denied
Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0002464/align': Permission denied