ClamAV - New Test Results

[Ivan Mirisola]

Thanks Ant La Porte,

I think you're right. Perhaps clamAV's virus database is searching for
some wrong pattern on this particular case. Maybe a few virus patterns
are wrongly made. That was my first thought when I came up with this
problem.
Maybe when the project started out, the developers didn't thought this
could be an issue and fixed the pattern searching when dealing with the
new viruses - since Melissa is an old one.
I hope the people from OpenAntiVirus Project can fix this problem in
future releases.

Sorry people. I don't think this issue is related to this list. Maybe
I'll post something on to the TheAimsGroup.

Right now I am just glad my server is not delivering BugBear to other users.

Thanks anyway,
Ivan


Ant La Porte wrote:

>Ivan Mirisola said:
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>>Hi All,
>>
>>I have performed new tests with some famous viruses found on
>>vx.netlux.org. Only Melissa failed to be discovered by clamAV. I don't
>>know why. The virus is found on a "visual basic for ms-word" format and
>>had to be included in a document. Maybe clamAV is trying to find the
>>original file that contaned the virus but this must be a wrong doing. My
>>AVG Free Edition does check the document generated and is able to see
>>that there is a virus within.
>>
>>Any thoughts, I'll be glad to hear.
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>Ivan
>>
>>
>>
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>This thread on the openativirus-discuss list may be related:
>http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openantivirus-discuss&m=103590759412100&w=2
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>Ant La Porte - Dvere Network Services
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