Add 2nd antivirus scanner

[Scott Silva]

Brent Addis spake the following on 9/12/2007 4:20 PM:
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> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info on behalf of Scott Silva
> Sent: Thu 13/09/2007 9:17 a.m.
> To: mailscanner at lists.mailscanner.info
> Subject: Re: Add 2nd antivirus scanner
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> Mail Administrator spake the following on 9/11/2007 10:59 PM:
>>> Mail Administrator spake the following on 9/11/2007 3:20 AM:
>>>> Dear All,
>>>>
>>>> I have the following below setup workin perfect for sometime
>>>>
>>>> Centos 5
>>>> MailScanner-4.62.9-3
>>>> Spam Assassin+Clamav--- jules package
>>>> mailwatch
>>>>
>>>> i wanted to use the second antivurus scanner thats is bit defender since
>>>> is free as of now
>>>> so i downloaded it and installed it and  when i run mailScanner --lint i
>>>> see the fiollowing
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>>>> Checking version numbers...
>>>> Version number in MailScanner.conf (4.62.9) is correct.
>>>>
>>>> Your envelope_sender_header in spam.assassin.prefs.conf is correct.
>>>>
>>>> Checking for SpamAssassin errors (if you use it)...
>>>> SpamAssassin temp dir =
>>>> /var/spool/MailScanner/incoming/SpamAssassin-Temp
>>>> SpamAssassin reported no errors.
>>>> MailScanner.conf says "Virus Scanners = clamav bitdefender"
>>>> Found these virus scanners installed: clamav
>>>> ===========================================================================
>>>> Ignore errors about failing to find EOCD signature
>>>> format error: can't find EOCD signature
>>>>  at /usr/sbin/MailScanner line 451
>>>> cat: /tmp/log.bdc.7225: No such file or directory
>>>> rm: cannot remove `/tmp/log.bdc.7225': No such file or directory
>>>> ===========================================================================
>>>> Virus Scanner test reports:
>>>> ClamAV said "eicar.com contains Eicar-Test-Signature"
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>>>> If any of your virus scanners (clamav)
>>>> are not listed there, you should check that they are installed correctly
>>>> and that MailScanner is finding them correctly via its
>>>> virus.scanners.conf.
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>>>> also i modified the virusscanner.conf file
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>>>> original was
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>>>> bitdefender    /usr/lib/MailScanner/bitdefender-wrapper /opt/bdc
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>>>> modified to
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>>>> bitdefender    /usr/lib/MailScanner/bitdefender-wrapper
>>>> /opt/BitDefender-scanner/bin/bdscan
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>>>> 2) also when i try to run bdscan
>>>> it says
>>>> trial key found 25 days remaining
>>>>
>>>> why is this message
>>>>
>>>> appreciate your help
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks and regards
>>>>
>>>> benedict
>>> You did not install the free version.
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>> Thanks Scott..
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>> btw i did download the BitDefender antivirus from this location and
>> installed it
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>> http://download.bitdefender.com/SMB/Workstation_Security_and_Management/BitDefender_Antivirus_Scanner_for_Unices/Unix/Current/EN/Version_7.x/Linux/
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>> apprecite if u could provide me the right link if im wrong
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>> thnkss once again
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>> regards
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>> benedict
> It looks as if they have removed the links to the old free product. I'm sure
> many here have it still, but it is getting to be a real resource hog. I cannot
> provide a link, as I can't post it if the manufacturer has decided to remove
> their link. Sorry.
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> I'm pretty sure the free one was never actually designed to be free the way it was being used here. I seem to remember it being a linux desktop only version, while the mail server / file server versions were not free.
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> Regards,
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> Brent Addis
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But the included license said free for any use AFAIR. I will have to look at 
the license in my archived copy.

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