Centos 5.2, MS, perl ClamAV module

[Randal, Phil]

It really is easy to upgrade to clamd.

In addition to what the wiki says on the subject (
http://wiki.mailscanner.info/doku.php?id=documentation:anti_virus:clamav
:switch_to_rpm_clamd ), you'll need to remove /usr/local/lin/libclam*

I had to edit /var/www/html/mailscanner/functions.php, other.php, and
rep_viruses.php to get MailWatch to play properly with clamd.

The changes were trivial:

In functions.php

  case 'clamd':
   define(VIRUS_REGEX, '/(.+) was infected: (\S+)/');

In other.php

    <? if(!DISTRIBUTED_SETUP &&
preg_match('/clam/i',get_conf_var('VirusScanners'))): ?>
     <LI><A HREF="clamav_status.php">ClamAV Status</A>
    <? endif; ?>

(if you're already using clamav_status.php - can't remember if that was
in original MailWatch or a later patch)

In rep_viruses.php

  case("clamd"):
   $scanner[$vscanner]['name']  = "ClamD";
   $scanner[$vscanner]['regexp'] = "/(.+) was infected: (\S+)/";
   break;

I run clamdwatch.pl from crontab:

*/1 * * * * root /usr/local/bin/clamdwatch.pl -q && ( /usr/bin/killall
-9 clamd; rm -fr /tmp/clamd.socket; /etc/init.d/clamd start 2>&1 )

Hope this helps.

I'm not going to have the time to update the wiki, alas, so can someone
make the appropriate changes to that page?

Cheers,

Phil
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-----Original Message-----
From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
[mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On Behalf Of Rick
Cooper
Sent: 27 November 2008 19:24
To: 'MailScanner discussion'
Subject: RE: Centos 5.2, MS, perl ClamAV module

If you look at the change log there were several changes to the
libclamav api. Any time you see that you know that the perl module will
be broken

Rick 

 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
 > [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info] On  > Behalf Of
David Lee  > Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 2:40 PM  > To:
MailScanner discussion  > Subject: Centos 5.2, MS, perl ClamAV module  >
>  > I'm aware that the topic of the perl ClamAV module is a frequent
one  > (because of the unfortunate habit of the clamav software to  >
change its  > interface on each minor release, requiring the perl module
> maintainer to  > do work).
 >
 > I've just tried a fresh install (64 bit Intel) of Centos  > 5.2,
MS-4.72.5-1  > and install-Clam-SA-latest.tar.gz
(install-Clam-0.94.1-SA-3.2.5).
 >
 > "install-Clam-0.94.1-SA-3.2.5" successfully builds the  > clamav
software  > itself (installing it into  >
"/usr/local/{bin,lib64,etc,include}" (etc.)  >  > It then tries to build
the perl ClamAV module, which fails:
 >     ClamAV.xs:308: error: 'CL_EFSYNC' undeclared (first use 
 > in this function)
 >     ClamAV.xs:321: error: 'CL_ELOCKDB' undeclared (first use 
 > in this function)
 >
 > Looking in the (just previously installed)  >
"/usr/local/include/clamav.h"
 > shows that "CL_EFSYNC" is commented out, and that  > "CL_ELOCKDB"
doesn't  > seem to exist at all.
 >
 > So the two clam-related bits of
 > "install-Clam-0.94.1-SA-3.2.5" would seem  > to be inconsistent.
 >
 > Is the recommendation is that we no longer use the perl  > ClamAV
module and  > instead use "clamd"?
 >
 > If so, then are all the pieces in place to ensure that the  > "clamd"
module  > is automatically invoked?  (The "chkconfig ..." and "service
> ... start"
 > or equivalents?)
 >
 >
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