Panda not working

[Steen, Glenn]

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Paul, could you try this panda-wrapper?
Think I got something right this time, although it still is a terrible kludge:).
Testing on my system got hold of Eicar at least...:).

-- Glenn

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> > [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Paul Welsh
> > Sent: den 8 mars 2005 22:47
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> > > Sent: 08 March 2005 11:56
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> > > 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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