BitDefender for Unices I/O errors in Ubuntu 12.04

[NoOp]

On 12/08/2014 04:52 AM, Don Parsons wrote:
> 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
<snip>
> Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0002464/aliases': Permission denied
> Failed to scan '/sys/kernel/slab/:t-0002464/align': Permission denied
> 

Sorry, sent the wrong link. See:
<http://forum.bitdefender.com/index.php?showtopic=31819>
"Using OnDemand scanning for /proc and /sys folders the I/O errors are
normal and do not need a fix."

I left off the 'l' in html on the 2nd I/O error url, sorry try:
<http://www.bitdefender.com/support/i-o-errors-in-the-scan-report-4.html>