Hi there, On Wed, 30 Sep 2020, Victor Miriti [ICT Security] wrote:
The challenge I have at the moment is that when I try to run the scan I get a prompt saying that the following prompt : No supported database files found in /var/opt/csw/clamav/db. Also note that my server environment is disconnected from the internet. Another question I have is how do I update my .cvd database while not being able to access the internet?
A system which is not connected to the Internet might not need to be scanned by ClamAV at all, but there's little harm to be done (if it's done carefully) and perhaps something to be learned. If it is _not_ done carefully, using ClamAV might pose a danger to the system. It appears that you do not yet have a signature database. This is not surprising if the box is not connected to the Internet - most users of ClamAV will be using boxes which have Internet access, because that's where most of the threats come from, and ClamAV and its documentation mostly, but not always, assume that's the case. Normally if there are boxes which have no Internet access one would use a separate system as a sor of 'go-between' to download the database files, and make these files available from the go-between to boxes which are prevented from talking directly to the Internet. This is usually called a local mirror, and is covered in the ClamAV documentation online here: https://www.clamav.net/documents/private-local-mirrors You won't be surprised to know that there's more than one way to do it. :) It is not essential to use freshclam to do the downloads, you can even do it manually, but using freshclam it is easier to manage. Why do you think you need to scan the box? -- 73, Ged. _______________________________________________ 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
