On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 03:06:41PM -0800, Aleksey Tsalolikhin wrote: > Ok, so how do I test ClamAV? > > So where do people get viruses to test ClamAV with?
Are you wanting to see that ClamAV is properly configured in your environment or are you ensuring it finds the viruses that you test it with? If you're looking to test your configuration, the easiest is with the EICAR test file. You can find out more about it at http://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm ClamAV should report the following when the file is scanned: clamdscan ~/eicar.com eicar.com: Eicar-Test-Signature FOUND Rob _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
