Second AV Scanner Suggestions

Johnny Stork stork at openenterprise.ca
Mon Sep 24 20:32:14 IST 2007


I didnt realize there was no free version of bitdefender, or is there??

After making your changes Julian everythings seems fine and I can see in 
the bitdefender_updater.log a reference to the required license key.

[root at gateway bayes]# cat /var/log/bitdefender_updater.log
Mon Sep 24 12:27:42 2007        ----->  Starting update...
Mon Sep 24 12:27:42 2007        *** You're now protected against -3 
viruses ...
Mon Sep 24 12:27:42 2007        Starting update using BDC built-in 
function...
Mon Sep 24 12:29:04 2007        BitDefender update completed
Mon Sep 24 12:29:04 2007        Following the changes:
Mon Sep 24 12:29:06 2007        BitDefender Antivirus Scanner v7.60825 
Linux-i686

Mon Sep 24 12:29:06 2007        Copyright (C) 1996-2006 Softwin SRL. All 
rights reserved.

Mon Sep 24 12:29:06 2007        Trial key found. 29 days remaining.

Mon Sep 24 12:29:07 2007

Mon Sep 24 12:29:07 2007        Engine signatures: 511954

Mon Sep 24 12:29:07 2007        Scan engines: 15

Mon Sep 24 12:29:07 2007        Archive engines: 39

Mon Sep 24 12:29:07 2007        Unpack engines: 6

Mon Sep 24 12:29:07 2007        Mail engines: 6

Mon Sep 24 12:29:07 2007        System engines: 2

Mon Sep 24 12:29:07 2007        Update time GMT: Thu Oct 26 03:43:45 2006

Mon Sep 24 12:29:07 2007        Version: 7.09642

Mon Sep 24 12:29:07 2007        License expire date: Oct 24 2007

Mon Sep 24 12:29:07 2007
Mon Sep 24 12:29:07 2007        *** You're now protected against -3 
viruses ...
Mon Sep 24 12:29:07 2007        ------> Update was succesful...


Julian Field wrote:
>
>
> Scott Silva wrote:
>> Johnny Stork spake the following on 9/24/2007 11:30 AM:
>>> Thanks Julian. Below is my lint test and it appears that the 
>>> bitdefender scanner is not found. I downloaded and installed BD from 
>>> "BitDefender-scanner-7.5-4.linux-gcc3x.i586.rpm.run" and seems to 
>>> put the scanner here.
>>>
>>> [root at gateway MailScanner]# whereis bdscan
>>> bdscan: /usr/bin/bdscan /opt/BitDefender-scanner/bin/bdscan
>>>
>>>
>>> So I updated virus.scanners.conf. to show
>>>
>>> "bitdefender    /usr/lib/MailScanner/bitdefender-wrapper 
>>> /opt/BitDefender-scanner"
>>>
>>>
>>> Mailscanner Lint Test:
>>>
>>> [root at gateway MailScanner]# MailScanner --lint
>>> Checking version numbers...
>>> Version number in MailScanner.conf (4.63.8) 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 = clamd bitdefender"
>>> Found these virus scanners installed: clamavmodule
>>> =========================================================================== 
>>>
>>> Ignore errors about failing to find EOCD signature
>>> format error: can't find EOCD signature
>>> at /usr/sbin/MailScanner line 458
>>> cat: /tmp/log.bdc.351: No such file or directory
>>> rm: cannot remove `/tmp/log.bdc.351': No such file or directory
>>> =========================================================================== 
>>>
>>>
>>> If any of your virus scanners (clamavmodule)
>>> are not listed there, you should check that they are installed 
>>> correctly
>>> and that MailScanner is finding them correctly via its 
>>> virus.scanners.conf.
>>>
>> MailScanner support was written for bitdefender 7.0 and 7.1. I think 
>> it might need an update for the new version.
>> Also, I think the new version is not free except for personal use, 
>> and needs a license file to run past the demo time.
> Please can you send me the download URL and a valid licence file? 
> (Send the licence off-list!)
>
> Jules
>

-- 
*Johnny Stork*


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