Panda not working

[Steen, Glenn]

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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Paul Welsh
> Sent: den 8 mars 2005 22:47
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: Panda not working
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Steen, Glenn
> > Sent: 08 March 2005 11:56
> > To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> > Subject: Re: Panda not working
> > 
> > 
> > Interresting.... I'm testing with the "free" version rpm.
> > 
> > Some info and runs:
> > # rpm -qi pavcl
> > Name        : pavcl                        Relocations: (not 
> > relocatable)
> > Version     : 7.01.00                           Vendor: (none)
> > Release     : 1                             Build Date: ons 
> > 11 aug 2004 13.37.00
> > Install Date: mån  7 mar 2005 15.24.09      Build Host: spd
> > Group       : Applications/System           Source RPM: 
> > pavcl-7.01.00-1.src.rpm
> > Size        : 8964781                          License: Panda 
> > Sowftware International
> > Signature   : (none)
> > Summary     : Panda Antivirus for Linux 7.01.00.0004
> 
> Here's the "current" version of pavcl from the registered 
> users section of
> Panda's site
> http://enterprises.pandasoftware.com/acs/software/secure/pavcl
> /pavcl_linux_i
> 386.rpm
> 
> # rpm -qi pavcl
> Name        : pavcl                        Relocations: (not relocateable)
> Version     : 7.0                               Vendor: (none)
> Release     : 1                             Build Date: Tue 01 Jul 2003
> 07:57:05 BST
> Install Date: Tue 08 Mar 2005 20:47:22 GMT      Build Host: spd
> Group       : Applications/System           Source RPM: pavcl-7.0-1.src.rpm
> Size        : 5145014                          License: Panda Sowftware
> International
> Signature   : (none)
> Summary     : Panda Antivirus for Linux 7.0
So the "free" version is newer than the "eval" or "buy" version.
Go figure...

> 
> Anyow, it doesn't work with MailScanner.  No viruses were found by Panda
> today.  F-Prot and Bitdefender found 126 each and ClamAV 133.
Is this with the orinal panda-wrapper, or with my kludge? Is it with the
latest sigs?
My kludge wouldn't work, since ProcessPandaOutput assumes a lot about the
output from panda-wrapper, and ... well, it might be wrong:-).

The old wrapper-script _should_ work within MS (Test it out with an Eicar).

> 
> One other point.  Yesterday you advised testing it with the -HEU option in
> order to "Activate heuristic detection method".  I delete viruses so isn't
> using heuristic detection a bit dangerous?
Oh, sorry. I quarantine, so didn't think of the possibility.

> 
> I must say, I'm getting rather tired of Panda...
Wellcome to the club:-).

I'm been tinkering a bit with the old script, to make it able to function
outside MS (both /path/to/file_or_dir and ../path_or_file), but it's not
quite ready yet. Should be sometime tomorrow, if my brain unsnarls ...:)

-- Glenn

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