F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux Release 4.50 build 2111 now available...
Brian May
brian at UNEARTHED.ORG
Tue Apr 1 18:47:13 IST 2003
Highlites:
FSAV can now scan files with path names longer than 255 characters.
New maximum length is 4076 characters.
The archive scanning supports more archive types including LHA, RAR,
GZIP, TAR, CAB and BZ2 archives.
The Kaspersky Labs. AVP scan engine is included in addition
to Frisk Software International F-PROT scan engine and files are
scanned with two scan engines by default.
The program has two binaries, namely fsav and fsavd. The fsavd works
as a scanning daemon and fsav as a client to send scan requests to
the daemon. The fsavd has one master process to control the client
connections and scan engines and one process for each scan engine.
The new architecture reduces the fsav startup time and increases the
performance in subsequent scan requests.
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RELEASE NOTES FOR
F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux
Release 4.50 build 2111
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This Release Notes document is for F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux. This
Document contains late-breaking information about the product. Please
refer to the manual for more information. The manual is available in
man(1) page format on the installation media.
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Overview
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F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux provides virus scanning capabilities
for Linux computers. The product supports a command line interface
that is suitable for both manual use and integration in systems
that need to perform virus scanning tasks. The command line interface
supports full functionality for virus detection, disinfection and
reporting.
F-Secure Anti-Virus' detection rate is ensured by multiple scanning
engines. Tools are provided for automated virus definition database
updating directly from F-Secure.
The product is especially optimized for use together with systems
that need to perform virus scanning on for example mail traffic.
Scanning engine daemon technology ensures optimal performance even
in situations where the command line scanner is invoked separately
for each scanned file.
Further information can be found in the F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux
manual pages: fsav(1), fsavd(8), fsav.conf(5), fsavschedule(8)
and dbupdate(8).
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What Does It Include?
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This release includes the following components:
- F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux v. 4.50
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What's New in F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux v. 4.50
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The following features, enhancements and bug fixes have been
implemented in this release:
o Multiple virus scanning engines.
o Improved http-based virus definition update tool.
o Daemon-mode that improves the performance when integrating with for
example mail scanning solutions.
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Changes Compared to Previous Version
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The installation directory hierarchy has changed and the package
contains new files and directories. The program binaries are
installed under bin/ -directory, databases under databases/
-directory, scan engines and File Management Library under lib/
-directory, manual pages under man/ -directory and example fsavd
startup-script and configuration file under etc/ -directory. In
addition the program uses run/ -directory for run-time files and
update/ -directory for database updates. The directories are
relative to installation directory.
The Kaspersky Labs. AVP scan engine is included in addition
to Frisk Software International F-PROT scan engine and files are
scanned with two scan engines by default.
The program has two binaries, namely fsav and fsavd. The fsavd works
as a scanning daemon and fsav as a client to send scan requests to
the daemon. The fsavd has one master process to control the client
connections and scan engines and one process for each scan engine.
The new architecture reduces the fsav startup time and increases the
performance in subsequent scan requests.
The F-Secure File Management Library is included as a shared library
for better maintenance. The fsavd uses the library and is
dynamically linked with the libfm.so.
FSAV can now scan files with path names longer than 255 characters.
New maximum length is 4076 characters.
The program output has changed. The file infection and suspected
infection message formats are different and are shown for each scan
engine separately. The scan engines scan archive contents
independently and the output may vary even if the same archive is
scanned multiple times. The --list options does not list the clean
files inside archives because of the asynchronous nature of the scan
engines. Also, the nested archive names are not shown in infection
and suspected infection messages.
The configuration file format has changed. The older release cannot
parse the new configuration file properly and will give parse
errors, see the fsav.conf(5) manual page for details.
The database update script name has changed from fsavupdate to
dbupdate. The update script can do incremental database updates with
external database download tool and validates the databases with the
external validation tool. The database download tool is named
getdbhtp and the validation tool dbtool.
The database update must be done with dbupdate tool to validate the
databases and to make sure the update process does not interfere any
ongoing file scans.
The archive scanning supports more archive types including LHA, RAR,
GZIP, TAR, CAB and BZ2 archives.
The action confirmation logic has changed. The 'All' answer applies
to the confirmed action only.
The --nocheck -option is dropped from options.
New options introduced in this release: --configfile, --dbupdate,
--socketname, --input, --exclude, --exclude-from, --maxnested,
--scantimeout, --avp, --fprot, --shutdown, --standalone and
--usedaemon, see the fsav(1) and fsavd(8) manual pages for details.
The user can specify the directories to scan for fsavschedule,
see the fsavschedule(8) manual page for details.
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System Requirements
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F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux v. 4.50 should be installed on a computer
that meets the following minimum system requirements:
Processor: x86
Memory: 32 MB RAM or more
Disk space to install: 30 MB
(20 MB for AV databases and database backups)
Supported Linux distributions:
Red Hat Linux 6.2 (glibc 2.1.3-22 or later),
Red Hat Linux 7.3,
Red Hat Linux 8.0,
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0,
SuSE Linux 8.1
F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux can be installed on any Linux x86
with correct glibc version.
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Installation Instructions
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Please consult F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux Guide for full step-to-step
instructions.
KEY CODES FOR INSTALLATION
The key code for installation can be found either:
o On a sticker on the CD-ROM envelope.
o On the back of the installation instructions booklet that comes
with your CD-ROM.
o In a mail that confirms your purchase.
Quick installation instructions:
- Make the installation package executable:
# chmod a+x fsav-srv-4.50.XXXX
- Execute the package:
# ./fsav-srv-4.50.XXXX
- The installer will ask for the license key. Enter the key code
to continue or press CTRL-C to cancel the installation.
- The installer will ask some questions. Press ENTER to accept
the default value for each question.
After the installation type "fsav --version" to verify that the
installation was successful. The output should show product,
scan engine and database versions.
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Upgrading from Previous Version
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F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux cannot be upgraded. You will need to
manually remove the previous version and configuration data before
installing this version.
You can uninstall previous version by removing installation directory
/usr/local/fsav, configuration file /etc/fsav.conf or .fsav.conf in
user's home directory, symbolic link to binary /usr/local/bin/fsav
and symbolic link to manual page /usr/local/man/man1/fsav.1.
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Known Problems
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o SCR#26251: FSAV reports "clean" before "[disinfected]" when --list
is used with --disinf. The output contains one extra "clean"
line. This is the re-scan result after disinfection. The problem only
exists when using --list together with disinfection turned on. The
"clean" is only printed after disinfection, so it is factually correct
information.
o SCR#26223: fsavschedule schedules virus scans at midnight. If you
schedule automatic virus scan with fsavschedule, the hour of scan
will always be "0" no matter what is entered as as the hour of scan.
o SCR#26042: FSAV does not scan multiple files in parallel. This may be
a problem when large files block scanning of smaller files. Workaround
is to use --standalone to launch a new separate daemon for every scan.
o SCR#26023: If fsav client is killed, immediately started another scan
may fail in certain circumstances. Adding a small delay before next
scan request prevents the problem.
o SCR#25995: dbupdate's signal handler prints an error on Red Hat 6.x
(bash 1.14). The message can be ignored.
o SCR#24479: File names inside archives should be printed when scanning.
Currently name of the clean files inside archives are not printed
when --list option is used.
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Technical Support
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Upon purchase and registration of F-Secure Anti-Virus software you are
entitled to maintenance and support services for one (1) year (unless
stated otherwise in your agreement). For the following years, the
services can be purchased separately. F-Secure Technical Support is
available by e-mail and from our Web site. You can access our Web site
from your Web browser.
For Technical Support for F-Secure Anti-Virus, go to:
http://www.F-secure.com/support/
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F-Secure Web Club is open to all F-Secure customers. Web Club pages
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user documentation, release notes, etc.
To connect to the Web Club directly from within your Web browser,
go to: http://www.F-Secure.com/webclub/
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Copyrights
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