On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 10:57 AM, ScrumpyJack <scrumpyj...@me.com> wrote:

> I have been trying to scan RPM files with clamav without success.
> clamscan file.rpm shows nothing.
> If I unpack the cpio from the RPM and scan the extracted cpio, I get a
> hit on a virus (as expected).
>
> Is clamav capable to "unpacking" RPM files to scan them?
>
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ClamAV does not currently have that functionality, though as you found in
your testing it does have support for cpio if you unpack the contents. We
are working on a bunch of things for upcoming releases, but as always I
cannot make any promises about future release contents or timetables.

Dave R.

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