For Debian and its derivatives, which includes Pop OS via Ubuntu, when you install the clamav-freshclam package, it is configured to run in background and periodically check for signature updates. You can, and should, ignore ClamTK's update mechanisms.
To test if scanning is working, you can install the clamav-testfiles package and scan the test files located in /usr/share/clamav-testfiles. These are not real threats. They have a special text string in them which triggers anti-virus scanners for testing. I don't think there's any problem continuing to us ClamTK for quite some time. The particularly security sensitive aspects of the scanning process is all done by clamav and it is still maintained. Scott K On July 23, 2024 8:30:31 AM UTC, "Ayre, Sarah via clamav-users" <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net> wrote: >Thank you Rainer. That is hopeful. > >I tried using ClamTK today. I updated the signatures that it said were out of >date. Some updates were downloaded. However, the description of this software >in the PopShop for PopOS says that ClamTK does not support the use of ClamAV >database. Do you or anyone else know where ClamTK is getting its signature >updates from now if it is not maintained and not using ClamAV as a source? > >I also tried some scanning and could not get it to scan hidden folders e.g. a >profile folder. Nor would it scan any files in my secondary drive. (Neither >drive have much non-system data on them because they are both new.) The >secondary drive is mounted in a dedicated folder in the home directory which I >understand, from Masaru's feedback on my main thread to clamAV Users, to be >incorrect (despite both drives using the same ext4 file system) -- yet my >Linux laptop is from System76 and I followed their instructions in their >support article "Auto-Mount Second Hard Drive" which says "create [and name] >an empty folder in your home folder" as the mount point. > >So, from the above two paragraphs, I am uncertain whether ClamTK is working or >not. Is anyone able to shed any further light on this? > >Best wishes > >Sarah > >On 22/07/24 8:02 pm, Dr Rainer Woitok wrote: >> Sarah, >> >> On Mon, 22 Jul 2024 18:02:52 +1200 you wrote: >> >>> ... >>> I understand that clamTK is no longer maintained. >> That's right. But that doesn't mean it will stop working in the near >> future. Just use it as long as it still works and in the meantime also >> make yourself familiar with ClamAV's command line and config files. >> >> Sincerely, >> Rainer >_______________________________________________ > >Manage your clamav-users mailing list subscription / unsubscribe: >https://lists.clamav.net/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users > > >Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: >https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav-documentation > >https://docs.clamav.net/#mailing-lists-and-chat _______________________________________________ Manage your clamav-users mailing list subscription / unsubscribe: https://lists.clamav.net/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav-documentation https://docs.clamav.net/#mailing-lists-and-chat
