Hi folks, This problem has been solved. The files reported as virus were test files. Thanks to the person at #clamav @ freenode.
On 8/12/06, Sano Babu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello folks, I am just a new user here. :-) While scanning with the command below - " [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ clamscan -d /var/lib/clamav --bell --infected --move=/home/starsky/virus-affected-files/ --max-space=100m -r /home/starsky/download/ " Clamav reports that it has found 5 virus. They are - /home/starsky/download/clamav/clamav-0.88.4.tar.gz: ClamAV-Test-File FOUND /home/starsky/download/clamav/clamav-0.88.4.tar.gz: moved to '/home/starsky/virus-affected-files///clamav- 0.88.4.tar.gz' /home/starsky/download/clamav/clamav-0.88.4/test/clam.cab: ClamAV-Test-File FOUND /home/starsky/download/clamav/clamav-0.88.4/test/clam.cab: moved to '/home/starsky/virus-affected-files///clam.cab' /home/starsky/download/clamav/clamav-0.88.4/test/clam.exe: ClamAV-Test-File FOUND /home/starsky/download/clamav/clamav-0.88.4/test/clam.exe: moved to '/home/starsky/virus-affected-files///clam.exe' /home/starsky/download/clamav/clamav- 0.88.4/test/clam.rar: ClamAV-Test-File FOUND /home/starsky/download/clamav/clamav-0.88.4/test/clam.rar: moved to '/home/starsky/virus-affected-files///clam.rar' /home/starsky/download/clamav/clamav-0.88.4/test/clam.zip: ClamAV-Test-File FOUND /home/starsky/download/clamav/clamav-0.88.4/test/clam.zip: moved to '/home/starsky/virus-affected-files///clam.zip' They are all clamav installation files. They are already moved them to another folder. Does anyone know if this is just a false positive or something I should be worried about ? If they are false positives then how can I resolve this ? Any readings or any other material will help. Thanks for your time. -- Cheers, SanoBabu
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