Why the messages virus are not stopped by MailScanner?

Fri Oct 15 10:28:19 IST 2004

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Ricardo
OK both your MailScanner and Spamassassin are quite old, I'd suggest you
uprgade your MailScanner first (what out for having to reinstall the
MailWatch as well), then the SpamAssassin to 4.34 and 2.64 respectively.

I seem to remember sometime in the last few months changed to MS so as
to fix issues with virus scanning especially on 'bounced' emails. If I'm
wrong on this I'm sure I'll be corrected.....:-)

-- 
Martin Hepworth
Snr Systems Administrator
Solid State Logic
Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300

Ricardo Luis Cañavate wrote:
> 
>> I am using McAfee and I think are the last version
>>
>> [root at servnozar root]# uvscan --version --dat
>> /usr/local/uvscan/datfiles/current/
>> Virus Scan for Linux v4.32.0
>> Copyright (c) 1992-2003 Networks Associates Technology Inc. All rights
>> reserved.
>> (408) 988-3832  LICENSED COPY - Nov 27 2003
>>
>> Scan engine v4.3.20 for Linux.
>> Virus data file v4399 created Oct 14 2004
>> Scanning for 103750 viruses, trojans and variants.
>>
>> [root at servnozar root]#
>>
>> And works well
>>
>> [root at servnozar root]# ls
>> eicar.com  lista
>> [root at servnozar root]# uvscan / *.* --dat
>> /usr/local/uvscan/datfiles/current/
>> /root/eicar.com
>>         Found: EICAR test file NOT a virus.
>> [root at servnozar root]#
>>
>>
>> This is the maillog
>>
>> Oct 15 09:47:37 servnozar sendmail[9419]: i9F7laxR009419:
>> from=<r_canavate at terra.es>, size=49430, class=0, nrcpts=1,
>> msgid=<HGELIJHMDHKAIELLJFMMMEDIDJAA.r_canavate at terra.es>, proto=ESMTP,
>> daemon=Daemon0, relay=smtp.terra.es [213.4.129.129]
>> Oct 15 09:47:48 servnozar MailScanner[9034]: Expanding TNEF archive at
>> /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/9034/i9F7laxR009419/winmail.dat
>> Oct 15 09:47:49 servnozar MailScanner[9034]:
>> /home/spool.mailscanner/incoming/9034/i9F7laxR009419/winmail.dat/letter43.zi 
>>
>> p        Found the W32/Netsky.p at MM!zip virus !!!
>> Oct 15 09:47:49 servnozar MailScanner[9034]:
>> /home/spool.mailscanner/incoming/9034/i9F7laxR009419/letter43.zip
>> Found the W32/Netsky.p at MM!zip virus !!!
>> Oct 15 09:47:50 servnozar sendmail[9447]: i9F7laxR009419:
>> to=<informatica at nozar.es>, delay=00:00:13, xdelay=00:00:00, mailer=local,
>> pri=120811, dsn=2.0.0, stat=Sent
>>
>> MailScanner version are ...
>>
>> Oct 15 09:43:04 servnozar MailScanner[9034]: MailScanner E-Mail Virus
>> Scanner version 4.25-14 starting...
>> Oct 15 09:43:05 servnozar MailScanner[9034]: Config: calling custom init
>> function MailWatchLogging
>> Oct 15 09:43:05 servnozar MailScanner[9034]: Initialising database
>> connection
>> Oct 15 09:43:06 servnozar MailScanner[9034]: Finished initialising 
>> database
>> connection
>>
>> With SpamAssasin 2.60 and i use too, DCC, razor y pyzor.
>>
>> Linux OS are RedHat 9.0
>>
>> I rememeber the last change was update clamav to 0.80 but was two days 
>> ago,
>> because sometimes I use both.
>> Before, I do some change in mcafee-wrapper, some about the problem with
>> libc.6 or something similar, but with this change the autoupdate don't 
>> work
>> and I return to the first configuration also with mcafee-autoupdate to
>> delete old dats files.
>>
>> -----Mensaje original-----
>> De: Martin Hepworth [mailto:martinh at solid-state-logic.com]
>> Enviado el: viernes, 15 de octubre de 2004 10:40
>> Para: ricardo.canavate at nozar.es
>> Asunto: Re: [MAILSCANNER] Why the messages virus are not stopped by
>> MailScanner?
>>
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> we need more information
>>
>> what virus scanner, and what version?
>> Is the scanner still working - try it from the command line.
>> Are the virus definitions upto date?
>>
>> Does the message in the maillog relate to the actual message the user
>> says has a virus in it, and what scanner are they using?
>>
>> What version of MailScanner?
>>
>> What operating system is the MailScanner system running on.
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Martin Hepworth
>> Snr Systems Administrator
>> Solid State Logic
>> Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
>>
>>
>> Ricardo Luis Cañavate wrote:
>>
>>> Hi friends!!
>>>
>>> Since one month more or less i does not scan virusses in messages. Some
>>> users tell me that they are receiving virus and i do not believe them.
>>>
>>> Looking for scanning messages in the maillog i see this:
>>>
>>>
>>> THE MESSAGE ARE SCAN AND THE VIRUS FOUND IT!!.
>>>
>>> But then I receive the message and the messages are signing as clean in
>>> MailWatch .
>>>
>>> In this last month i do not remember what i have installed.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advanced.
>>>
>>>
>>> Ricardo Luis Cañavate García
>>> Dpto. Informática
>>> NOZAR Grupo Inmobiliario
>>> Tel: 91 758 96 30 | Fax: 91 559 85 82
>>> www.nozar.es
>>>
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