To give a quick update on this, a new version of safebrowsing.cvd was published yesterday that removes all but a minimal number of signatures needed for it to be loaded correctly by ClamAV. The block on safebrowsing.cvd download attempts was also lifted, and a corresponding zero-byte CDIFF published, which means that existing installations running FreshClam with the SafeBrowsing option set should expect a quick update that replaces the prior, 40 MB safebrowsing.cvd (if present) with the 1 KB latest one.
-Andrew On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 6:33 PM Micah Snyder (micasnyd) via clamav-users < clamav-users@lists.clamav.net> wrote: > So it's actually kinda funny you should ask that. In 0.103.2 we > deprecated the SafeBrowsing option in freshclam.conf which means it will no > longer add safebrowsing to the list of desired databases. > > FreshClam has two options "ExcludeDatabase" and "ExtraDatabase" for > adding/removing official CVD's to the list of databases to update. In > version 0.102+, FreshClam detects if you have a CVD database in your > database directory that isn't in the list (eg. because you excluded it, or > no longer include an "extra" database) and will remove it. > > I didn't realize that deprecating the SafeBrowsing option would cause > FreshClam to remove the old safebrowsing.cld file until I read your > question and the thought struck me. I just tested it now. I found that in > 0.103.2 if you used to have safebrowsing.cld (or safebrowsing.cvd), > FreshClam will automatically remove it for you. > > -Micah > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: clamav-users <clamav-users-boun...@lists.clamav.net> On Behalf Of > > Matus UHLAR - fantomas > > Sent: Thursday, April 8, 2021 5:40 AM > > To: clamav-users@lists.clamav.net > > Subject: Re: [clamav-users] ClamAV® blog: Are you still attempting to > > download safebrowsing.cvd? > > > > >Dne středa 7. dubna 2021 19:41:34 CEST, Joel Esler (jesler) via > > >clamav-users napsal(a): > > >> > Are you still attempting to download safebrowsing.cvd? > > >> > > > >> > It has come to our attention that a few of you (about 515,000 of > > >> > you, to be more accurate), are still attempting to download the > > >> > safebrowsing.cvd file from the official ClamAV mirrors. This > > >> > tells us that these attempted downloads are an installation of > > >> > FreshClam (a non-updated FreshClam.conf or other script) that have > > >> > not been updated to remove the safebrowsing database.> > > > > On 07.04.21 21:04, Vladislav Kurz via clamav-users wrote: > > >These could be Debian users. The debian package offers to enable > > >safebrowsing.cvd, and there is no indication that it is discontinued. > > >Perhaps, if you talk to Debian Clamav maintainers, they could release > > >an update that disables this option without asking ? > > > > it's disabled by default, but yes, that disabling it unconditionally > would be > > good > > > > The question is, if the old safebrowsing.cld has to be removed if it > exists. > > > > >Anyway I was one of those, and now disabling it everywhere... > > > > +1 > > -- > > Matus UHLAR - fantomas, uh...@fantomas.sk ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ > > Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. > > Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. > > 2B|!2B, that's a question! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > clamav-users mailing list > > clamav-users@lists.clamav.net > > https://lists.clamav.net/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users > > > > > > Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: > > https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-faq > > > > http://www.clamav.net/contact.html#ml > > _______________________________________________ > > clamav-users mailing list > clamav-users@lists.clamav.net > https://lists.clamav.net/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users > > > Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: > https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-faq > > http://www.clamav.net/contact.html#ml >
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