Sober

[Martin Hepworth]

Jim

Make sure libclamav.* creation date is consistent with when you
installed it. (or consistant with clamscan if you rpm-ed it).

doesn't matter where they are but they must be consistant.

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


Jim Coates wrote:
> Martin,
>
> How can I check for libclamav.* to be up to date?  (sorry to be a newbie)
>
> I also found that clamd.conf and freshclam.conf looked at different database
> directory locations.
>
> Is it ok just to change one or the other?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
>
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>
> Jim
>
> known issue with 0.84 (well it's know outside the clamav community;-)
>
> make sure you have an uptodate libclamav.* and
>
> make sure the DatabaseDirectory setting is consistant in clamav.conf,
> clamd.conf and freshclam.conf
>
> --
> Martin Hepworth
> Snr Systems Administrator
> Solid State Logic
> Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300
>
>
> Jim Coates wrote:
>
>>I upgraded my ClamAV to 0.84, but for some reason the Sober emails are
>>still getting through.
>>
>>MailScanner's header info shows the email as being clean, yet Avast
>>finds it as soon as it hits a local system.
>>
>>Any idea why it would not be caught?  It was my understanding that
>>ClamAV 0.84 was needed, but shouldn't have any trouble finding it.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Jim Coates
>>
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