Antivir

[Erik Jakobsen]

Julian Field wrote:
> At 18:21 27/01/2004, you wrote:
>
>> Hi.
>>
>> I checked this:
>>
>>
>> # /usr/lib/MailScanner/antivir-wrapper /usr/lib/AntiVir/
>> AntiVir / Linux Version 2.0.9-15
>> Copyright (c) 1994-2004 by H+BEDV Datentechnik GmbH.
>> All rights reserved.
>>
>> Loading /usr/lib/AntiVir/antivir.vdf ...
>>
>>
>>
>> VDF version: 6.23.0.48 created 27 Jan 2004
>>
>>
>>
>> For private, non-commercial use only.
>> AntiVir license: 1001048978 for Erik Jakobsen, Brovst
>>
>>
>>
>> checking drive/path (cwd): /
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- scan results -----
>>
>>
>>  directories:        1
>>
>>
>>        files:        0
>>
>>
>>       alerts:        0
>>
>>
>>    scan time: 00:00:01
>>
>>
>> ------------------------
>>
>>
>> Thank you for using AntiVir.
>>
>>
>> Is that right or ?.
>
>
> That looks okay. I still don't understand why your Antivir installation
> isn't working with MailScanner.

Thanks for telling me, that its ok. But a pity, that it doesn't work
with MailScanner :-(

>
>> Erik Jakobsen wrote:
>>
>>> shrek-m at gmx.de wrote:
>>>
>>>> Erik Jakobsen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Julian Field wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Half the point of MailScanner is that you only need the command-line
>>>>>> "on
>>>>>> demand" scanner, you don't need anything more fancy than that.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for the reply. How do I make the "on demand" ?.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> eg. in  /etc/MailScanner/MailScanner.conf
>>>> Virus Scanners = antivir
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I do have antivir written on this line, but I only gets information,
>>> that antivir is updated.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> MailScanner starts antivir for scanning = on-demand
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ok, this is the job, that MailScanner does ?.
>>>
>>>> in short words:
>>>> on access (daemon) = every file you or the os (operatingsystem)
>>>> opens/access will be scanned
>>>> on demand (command-line) = explicit start for scanning  a file
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I see. And the only simple thing to do is having the antivir placed in
>>> the MailScanner.conf as I have ?. Nothing else to do ?.
>>>
>>> I wonder then why virusinformation the doesn't have antivir in the
>>> messages I receive about founded viruses. I receive information from my
>>> F-PROT and my CLAMAV. They of course also is written on the
>>> MailScanner.conf line.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help.
>>>
>>> /Erik.
>>>
>>>>>>> *************************************************************************
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You downloaded the Linux Workstation product. This provides an
>>>>>>> "on-access" scanner and a command-line "on-demand" scanner. If you
>>>>>>> want
>>>>>>> the command-line scanner to scan your emails, you will need to
>>>>>>> configure
>>>>>>> your Clarkconnect Server to call the antivir binary for each mail.
>>>>>>> (I am
>>>>>>> unfamiliar with the Clarkconnect Server, so I cannot offer any help
>>>>>>> here).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We also have MailGate available to private use. This runs as a mail
>>>>>>> proxy to scan all incoming and outgoing email.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *************************************************************************
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> shrek-m
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Med venlig hilsen - Best regards.
>>> Erik Jakobsen - eja at urbakken.dk.
>>> Licensed radioamateur with the callsign OZ4KK.
>>> SuSE Linux 8.2 Proff.
>>> Registered as user #319488 with the Linux Counter,
>>> http://counter.li.org.
>>>
>>
>> --
>> Med venlig hilsen - Best regards.
>> Erik Jakobsen - eja at urbakken.dk.
>> Licensed radioamateur with the callsign OZ4KK.
>> SuSE Linux 8.2 Proff.
>> Registered as user #319488 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org.
>
>
> --
> Julian Field
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>
>

--
Med venlig hilsen - Best regards.
Erik Jakobsen - eja at urbakken.dk.
Licensed radioamateur with the callsign OZ4KK.
SuSE Linux 8.2 Proff.
Registered as user #319488 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org.