Avast interface not fully functional

SuprDave mailscanner.list at romehosting.com
Tue Jan 13 22:08:00 GMT 2009


Doh!  Now it is.
:-)
Dave Gattis


> Oh not it's not :-)
>
> On 13/1/09 21:38, SuprDave wrote:
>> I am using Avast Home for Linux.  The output file is attached.
>> Thanks!
>> Dave Gattis
>>
>>
>>
>>> For starters, are you using Avast or Avastd?
>>> Secondly, please can you post the exact output of the Avast/Avastd
>>> scanner?
>>> If you are using Avastd, then this is a possible problem. Case 3
>>> shouldn't be a problem but case 2 might be.
>>> I need to see the exact output, preferably redirect the output to a
>>> file
>>> and post that file (gzipped so nothing can play with it).
>>>
>>> On 13/1/09 20:13, SuprDave wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I was very happy to see an interface for Avast.  After extensive
>>>> testing,
>>>> I discovered that MailScanner does not identify all viruses caught by
>>>> Avast.  It seems that the interface may be incomplete.  Here are my
>>>> findings:
>>>>
>>>> I have three virus samples available.  During a manual command-line
>>>> scan
>>>> Avast reports.
>>>>
>>>> 1:  [infected by: EICAR Test-NOT virus!!]
>>>> 2:  [infected by: Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]]
>>>> 3:  [infected by: Win32:Trojan-gen {Other}]
>>>>
>>>> MailScanner successfully identifies #1 but ignores #2 and #3.  My best
>>>> guess would be that the VirusSweep file is somehow confused by the
>>>> extra
>>>> brackets or maybe the colon.  Note that #2 uses [ and ], #3 uses { and
>>>> }.
>>>>
>>>> Any help resolving this would be greatly appreciated.  I am using the
>>>> latest release of MailScanner on a Debian box.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Dave Gattis
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Jules
>>>
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>>> PGP footprint: EE81 D763 3DB0 0BFD E1DC 7222 11F6 5947 1415 B654
>>> PGP public key: http://www.jules.fm/julesfm.asc
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>>
>>
>>
>
> Jules
>
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