lol, ok. so my email tests had the right string, but failed because they weren’t in a file attachment. then my other tests failed because shells ate characters when i copy pasted into terminals.
To make matters even more fun, I tried to make a file on windows to send with an email client to form the email correctly…. and windows defender kept eating the file! I think I got it working though. thanks! > On Feb 17, 2025, at 1:48 PM, David Morton <morto...@dgrmm.net> wrote: > > looks like something in the shell absconded with my copy paste in the file, > cause that fixed the simple file. but now…. how to verify that my email > system can find it. > >> On Feb 17, 2025, at 1:44 PM, David Morton <morto...@dgrmm.net> wrote: >> >> that one cut something from my paste! >> >>>> On Feb 17, 2025, at 1:42 PM, morto...@dgrmm.net wrote: >>> >>> / # cat eicar.txt >>> X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!+H* >>> / # clamdscan eicar.txt >>> //eicar.txt: OK >>> >>> ----------- SCAN SUMMARY ----------- >>> Infected files: 0 >>> Time: 0.007 sec (0 m 0 s) >>> Start Date: 2025:02:17 18:50:53 >>> End Date: 2025:02:17 18:50:53 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Database information >>> -------------------- >>> Database directory: /var/lib/clamav >>> bytecode.cvd: version 335, sigs: 86, built on Tue Feb 27 15:37:24 2024 >>> daily.cvd: version 27552, sigs: 2072975, built on Mon Feb 17 09:47:21 2025 >>> main.cvd: version 62, sigs: 6647427, built on Thu Sep 16 12:32:42 2021 >>> Total number of signatures: 8720488 >>> >>> Platform information >>> -------------------- >>> uname: Linux 6.8.0-53-generic #55-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Jan 17 >>> 15:37:52 UTC 2025 x86_64 >>> OS: Linux, ARCH: x86_64, CPU: x86_64 >>> zlib version: 1.3.1 (1.3.1), compile flags: a9 >>> platform id: 0x0a21d4d408000000000e0200 >>> >>> Build information >>> ----------------- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>> On 2025-02-17 13:38, David Morton via clamav-users wrote: >>>> even when i put the string in a file by itself. >>>>>> On Feb 17, 2025, at 1:31 PM, Matus UHLAR - fantomas via clamav-users >>>>>> <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net> wrote: >>>>> On 17.02.25 19:24, David Morton via clamav-users wrote: >>>>>> I have downloaded the test signature to three different systems, >>>>>> verified to be up to date, but they all fail to find the EICAR test >>>>>> signature. Is anyone else seeing this? >>>>> they fail to find it where? >>>>> according to: >>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EICAR_test_file >>>>> antivirus detects the test file only if it starts with the 68-byte test >>>>> string and is not more than 128 bytes long. >>>>> -- >>>>> Matus UHLAR - fantomas, uh...@fantomas.sk ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ >>>>> Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. >>>>> Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. >>>>> The 3 biggets disasters: Hiroshima 45, Tschernobyl 86, Windows 95 >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
