On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 7:52 AM, betty wrote: > well, no, of course i am not running anything complicated (surely you jest > !) as you know my non-existent level of expertise. the primary reason why i > got the program, and it is running fine (i guess, how would i know?) is that > after 10 years of linux and never using a virus program, i got an email from > a friend that was obviously a bad thing, didn't even open it of course, but > nevertheless, it came into my mailbox. then after that, firefox started > running weird. (maybe coincidence. so then i got concerned since i always > hear buzz about even linux and mac are not immune blahblah blah.) so what > the heck i installed it. > > anyway, now everything seems to work fine. > i'll be soooo interested in what the list says. > > and thank you again for all your previous advice on rsync and my new > computer w/hardy heron. > betty i > > > kitepilot@kitepilot.com wrote: > >> Hmmmmm... >> Betty, what are you trying to accomplish? >> From http://www.clamav.net : >> "Clam AntiVirus is an open source (GPL) anti-virus toolkit for UNIX, >> designed especially for e-mail scanning on mail gateways." >> Are you running a "mail gateway"? >> Do you even know what it is? >> (Now risking to be burned on a bonfire) >> Is there any value in compromising the performance of a machine by >> scanning for viruses that mostly only exist in M$ junk? >> There are LOTS of articles about it, and I chose the next one fairly >> randomly: >> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/10/06/linux_vs_windows_viruses/ >> I would not waste my time (and bog down my machine) looking for mostly >> unexisting threats. Sounds to me like creating real problems to prevent >> potential problems or vaccinating against "headaches". >> Clamav is a complex sucker, I run it on my "mail gateway" >> (Yes, I run one) >> My free advice? >> apt-get uninstall clamav >> Fire away... >> ET >> >> >> betty writes: >> >>> ok, that is great. i looked and i did download freshclam and it is set to >>> update every hour ! >>> how cool is that. now i'll figure out how to set it up to scan once a day >>> or something i guess? >>> thank you so much. >>> betty i. >>> Joseph Sinclair wrote: >>> >>>> ClamAV is typically updated via a separate package called FreshClam (in >>>> Ubuntu, apt-get install clamav-freshclam). >>>> freshclam is a background daemon that updates the AV signatures >>>> automatically based on settings in /etc/clamav/freshclam.conf (default us >>>> typically to check every hour). >>>> You can control the update frequency from the clamtk window (if it's >>>> *very* recent, many distros are behind in this) via advanced|schedule. >>>> If you prefer using a GUI, you might also look at klamav, which is a KDE >>>> frontend for clam. Be warned klamav brings in dazuko and does on-access >>>> scanning, which is probably not needed for Linux systems, and may be harmful >>>> to system performance and stability. >>>> >>>> ==Joseph++ >>>> betty wrote: >>>> >>>>> stupid question alert; please do not read if you have no patience. >>>>> I am using clamAV and clam tk, (3.05) so that i can use the gui. >>>>> it's supposed to have automatic updates, how will i know if it is >>>>> updating it's signatures? [using a gui] >>>>> does it run itself automatically or do i need to do that every so >>>>> often? >>>>> thanks again for all the help. >>>>> betty i. >>>>> webcanine.com >>>>> information for people >>>>> who care for dogs >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > Hi Betty, You might look in the logs under /var/log/clamd where freshclam writes it's complaints and boasts of success? http://man.chinaunix.net/linux/efw-admin-guide-html-chunk/efw.log.clamav.html -- http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2010/05/01/20100501phoenix-cameras-privacy-fears.html Office: (480)307-8707 AT&T: (503)754-4452 Systems Engineer Ivedasolutions.com Come to DesertCodeCamp.com May 15 for "MetaSploit Code Validation"!