On Wednesday 15 Sep 2004 09:12, Tim Ruehsen wrote: > Hi, > > I just wonder why 'clamscan --mbox' says OK whenever there is a 'X-Virus-Flag: > Yes' mail header line (a virus a definitely included). If I remove this > header line from the mail, the same command reports the virus correctly. > > Wouldn't it be good advice for virus programmers to include 'X-Virus-Flags: > Yes' in their virus mails? > > Just for your information: Kmail 1.7 (KDE 3.3) supports clamav. Infected mails > are 'marked' with the mentioned header line and moved to trash. > > Can someone explain this behaviour? And is there a possibility to switch this > behaviour off?
Sounds like a red herring, however there may be another issue which you're seeing which needs investigation? Operating system? Version of clamav? Please send me a sample e-mail that demonstrates this (zipped file encrypted with the password 'virus'). > Regards, Tim -Nigel -- Nigel Horne. Arranger, Composer, Typesetter. NJH Music, Barnsley, UK. ICQ#20252325 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.bandsman.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: thawte's Crypto Challenge Vl Crack the code and win a Sony DCRHC40 MiniDV Digital Handycam Camcorder. More prizes in the weekly Lunch Hour Challenge. Sign up NOW http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;10740251;10262165;m _______________________________________________ Clamav-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clamav-users
