From clamav-users-bounces@lists.clamav.net  Mon Jul 14 20:32:09 2008
Return-Path: <clamav-users-bounces@lists.clamav.net>
X-Original-To: list@tad.clamav.net
Delivered-To: list@tad.clamav.net
X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at tad.clamav.net
Received: from tad.clamav.net ([127.0.0.1])
	by localhost (tad.clamav.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024)
	with ESMTP id 4egyKiwasO2C; Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:32:08 +0200 (CEST)
Received: from tad.clamav.net (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1])
	by tad.clamav.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6304216C214;
	Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:32:04 +0200 (CEST)
X-Original-To: clamav-users@tad.clamav.net
Delivered-To: clamav-users@tad.clamav.net
X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at tad.clamav.net
Received: from tad.clamav.net ([127.0.0.1])
	by localhost (tad.clamav.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024)
	with ESMTP id TcEs6sBzKamm for <clamav-users@tad.clamav.net>;
	Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:31:57 +0200 (CEST)
Received: from webmail-outgoing.us4.outblaze.com
	(webmail-outgoing.us4.outblaze.com [205.158.62.67])
	by tad.clamav.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAE8216C1AA
	for <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net>;
	Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:31:57 +0200 (CEST)
Received: from wfilter3.us4.outblaze.com.int (wfilter3.us4.outblaze.com.int
	[192.168.8.242])
	by webmail-outgoing.us4.outblaze.com (Postfix) with QMQP id
	0DF52180012B for <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net>;
	Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:31:57 +0000 (GMT)
X-OB-Received: from unknown (205.158.62.50)
	by wfilter3.us4.outblaze.com; 14 Jul 2008 18:31:57 -0000
Received: by ws1-4.us4.outblaze.com (Postfix, from userid 1001)
	id F1948164293; Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:31:56 +0000 (GMT)
Content-Disposition: inline
MIME-Version: 1.0
From: "Oscar Usifer" <oscaruser@programmer.net>
To: "ClamAV users ML" <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:31:56 -0500
Received: from [66.17.52.1] by ws1-4.us4.outblaze.com with http for
	oscaruser@programmer.net; Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:31:56 -0500
X-Originating-Ip: 66.17.52.1
X-Originating-Server: ws1-4.us4.outblaze.com
Message-Id: <20080714183156.F1948164293@ws1-4.us4.outblaze.com>
Subject: Re: [Clamav-users] Database correctly reloaded (0 signatures)
X-BeenThere: clamav-users@lists.clamav.net
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9
Precedence: list
Reply-To: ClamAV users ML <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net>
List-Id: ClamAV users ML <clamav-users.lists.clamav.net>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.clamav.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users>,
	<mailto:clamav-users-request@lists.clamav.net?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Post: <mailto:clamav-users@lists.clamav.net>
List-Help: <mailto:clamav-users-request@lists.clamav.net?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.clamav.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users>,
	<mailto:clamav-users-request@lists.clamav.net?subject=subscribe>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Sender: clamav-users-bounces@lists.clamav.net
Errors-To: clamav-users-bounces@lists.clamav.net

It did *not* recover on it's own. I had to intervene. Unfortunately not discovering that this occurred two weeks later, causing me to have to go through 7K plus files to verify they are not virus files. We could become legally liable as a result, but I doubt this is a likely scenario.

Thanks

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dennis Peterson" <dennispe@inetnw.com>
> To: "ClamAV users ML" <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net>
> Subject: Re: [Clamav-users] Database correctly reloaded (0 signatures)
> Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:21:45 -0700
> 
> 
> Oscar Usifer wrote:
> > Folks,
> >
> > On Monday, 12:49 Pacific Time, June 23, 2008 freshclam on my
> > production system updated the virus signatures and notified clamd.
> > During that time, clam did not properly reload the previously cited
> > 231780 plus signatures and as a result began marking all checked
> > files as 'safe', including possible virus candidate files.
> 
> Did it subsequently recover on its own or did you have to intervene?
> 
> dp
> _______________________________________________
> Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net
> http://www.clamav.net/support/ml


-- 
Be Yourself @ mail.com!
Choose From 200+ Email Addresses
Get a Free Account at www.mail.com

_______________________________________________
Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net
http://www.clamav.net/support/ml

