Re: [opensuse] Question on Clamav

2007-08-16 Thread Sloan
Registration Account wrote: Adam, hi there clamAV is NOT a real time ant-virus application. If you copy an infected file onto you disk then is will be copied across without saying anything. It depends on how you use it. The primary use of any antivirus application on linux machines is

Re: [opensuse] Question on Clamav

2007-08-16 Thread Adam Jimerson
On Thursday 16 August 2007 01:33:38 pm Sloan wrote: Registration Account wrote: Adam, hi there clamAV is NOT a real time ant-virus application. If you copy an infected file onto you disk then is will be copied across without saying anything. It depends on how you use it. The primary

Re: [opensuse] Question on Clamav

2007-08-16 Thread Sloan
Adam Jimerson wrote: The thing is that Clamav seems to think that the templates for Krita are virus, but when I run avast to double check Clamav's findings avast comes up clean. Those false positives should probably be reported to the clamav folks - Joe -- To unsubscribe, e-mail:

Re: [opensuse] Question on Clamav

2007-08-15 Thread Registration Account
Adam you do NOT have to run fresh clam every day. one you have performed 1 freshclam close the term open YASTSystemSystem Services Change to expert mode at the top. In the list you will find 'clamd' 'freshclam' and 'freshclam' Start bother services if not running then finish. This will auto

Re: [opensuse] Question on Clamav

2007-08-12 Thread Registration Account
Adam, hi there clamAV is NOT a real time ant-virus application. If you copy an infected file onto you disk then is will be copied across without saying anything. 1. go to your favourite xterm 2. log in as root 3. execute the command freshclam 4. when it finishes you need to run scans from time

Re: [opensuse] Question on Clamav

2007-08-12 Thread Adam Jimerson
On Sunday 12 August 2007 02:17:22 am Registration Account wrote: Adam, hi there clamAV is NOT a real time ant-virus application. If you copy an infected file onto you disk then is will be copied across without saying anything. 1. go to your favourite xterm 2. log in as root 3. execute

[opensuse] Question on Clamav

2007-08-10 Thread Adam Jimerson
Does clamav log everything it outputs by default or do you have to tell it to do so in the syntax? The resion why I am asking this is clamscan says that I have some infected folders, don't know where, and I would like to check to see if it is not giving me a false positive or not.