ClamAV 0.84 released

Mon May 2 13:22:47 IST 2005

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install it via cpan

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> [mailto:MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Roger Jochem
> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 2:13 PM
> To: MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK
> Subject: Re: ClamAV 0.84 released
> 
> 
> Found just one located in /usr/lib/perl/site_perl/5.0.8/Mail
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Julian Field" <MailScanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK>
> To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 9:05 AM
> Subject: Re: ClamAV 0.84 released
> 
> 
> > Are you sure you don't have 2 perls installed?
> > Do a locate or a find for SpamAssassin.pm and see if it 
> finds more than 1.
> >
> > Roger Jochem wrote:
> >
> > >I just installed the new package, and when I run a 
> SpamAssassin lint it
> > >shows version 3.0.2 for me... What could be the problem?
> > >
> > >I already searched and don't have the rpm verison 
> installed, only the
> > >tarball one...
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Julian Field" <MailScanner at ECS.SOTON.AC.UK>
> > >To: <MAILSCANNER at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
> > >Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2005 2:07 PM
> > >Subject: Re: ClamAV 0.84 released
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>It turns out I'm a bit early, so I have just updated the
> > >>ClamAV+SpamAssassin installation package so it contains
> > >>
> > >>SpamAssassin 3.0.3
> > >>ClamAV 0.84
> > >>& all the modules they need to have installed.
> > >>
> > >>Using this package is enormously easier than installing 
> everything by
> > >>hand yourself, as there are a lot of dependencies on 
> other perl modules.
> > >>
> > >>Julian Field wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>Cool!
> > >>>I'm about to go out for an evening off, but hope that 
> tomorrow I will
> > >>>build this into the ClamAV+SA tarball I make for you.
> > >>>
> > >>>I'm also planning on releasing the stable 4.41 tomorrow 
> too. Assuming
> > >>>that it's the 1st May tomorrow (I've got a bit lost 
> recently)... :-)
> > >>>
> > >>>Stephen Swaney wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>ClamAV 0.84 released
> > >>>>http://www.clamav.net
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Notes
> > >>>>Release Name: 0.84
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Notes:
> > >>>>0.84
> > >>>>----
> > >>>>
> > >>>>This version improves detection of JPEG (MS04-028) 
> based exploits,
> > >>>>introduces support for TNEF files and new detection mechanisms.
> Various
> > >>>>bugfixes (including problems with scanning of digest 
> mail files) and
> > >>>>improvements have been made.
> > >>>>We encourage users to help testing the development 
> versions, now with
> > >>>>rewritten RAR code and support for 3.0 archives! Visit
> > >>>>http://www.clamav.net/snapshot/
> > >>>>
> > >>>>-) libclamav:
> > >>>>   + JPEG exploit detector now also checks embedded Photoshop
> thumbnail
> > >>>>images
> > >>>>   + archive meta-data scanner (improves malware 
> detection within
> > >>>>encrypted
> > >>>>archives)
> > >>>>   + support for TNEF (winmail.dat) decoding
> > >>>>   + support for all tar archive formats
> > >>>>   + MD5 implementation replaced with a slightly faster one
> > >>>>   + improved database reloading with reference counter
> > >>>>   + database updateable false positive eliminator
> > >>>>   + speed improvements
> > >>>>   + various bugfixes
> > >>>>-) clamd:
> > >>>>   + VirusEvent now sets CLAM_VIRUSEVENT_FILENAME and
> > >>>>CLAM_VIRUSEVENT_VIRUSNAME
> > >>>>     environment variables
> > >>>>-) clamav-milter:
> > >>>>   + improved database update detection when not --external
> > >>>>-) clamscan:
> > >>>>   + new options --include-dir and exclude-dir
> > >>>>   + new option --max-dir-recursion
> > >>>>-) freshclam:
> > >>>>   + new directive LocalIPAddress
> > >>>>-) contrib:
> > >>>>   + clamdmon 1.0 - clamdwatch replacement written in C
> > >>>>-) 3rd party software:
> > >>>>   + hMailServer - open source e-mail server for 
> Microsoft Window
> > >>>>   + pop3.proxy - proxy server for the POP3 protocol
> > >>>>   + HTTP Anti Virus Proxy
> > >>>>   + SmarterMail Filter - ClamAV based plugin for 
> SmarterMail Mail
> > >>>>Server
> > >>>>   + smf-clamd - small & fast virus filter for Sendmail
> > >>>>   + Squidclam - replacement for 
> SquidClamAV-Redirector.py written in
> C
> > >>>>   + QtClamAVclient - remote clamd client based on the 
> Qt Toolkit
> > >>>>   + qpsmtp - flexible smtpd daemon written in Perl
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Steve
> > >>>>
> > >>>>Steve Swaney
> > >>>>President
> > >>>>Fortress Systems Ltd.
> > >>>>www.fsl.com
> > >>>>steve.swaney at fsl.com
> > >>>>
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