> If you don't have the latest main.c[lv]d then the latest daily.c[lv]d will conflict with your main; I am fairly sure that freshclam will complain if they don't match.
> If your daily is more than three days old you have a problem with your updates.
Hello I'm not talking about the daily file, I'm specifically asking about main.cvd.
Hong-Duc Vu
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Subject: [EXT] Re: [clamav-users] main.cvd update schedule
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On Tue, 21 Dec 2021, Vu, Hong-Duc V. via clamav-users wrote:
> How often does the main.cvd file get updated? According to this old post they have seven changes in two years.
> https://lists.clamav.net/pipermail/clamav-users/2014-September/000916.
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From my /var/log/clamav/freshclam.log
Wed Dec 16 15:43:48 2020 -> main database available for download (remote version: 59) Tue Mar 23 08:54:14 2021 -> main database available for download (remote version: 59) Wed Jul 14 21:41:09 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Wed Jul 14 21:52:43 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Wed Jul 14 21:53:06 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Wed Jul 14 21:53:19 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Wed Jul 14 23:53:21 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Thu Jul 15 01:53:25 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Thu Jul 15 03:53:28 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Thu Jul 15 05:53:30 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 61) Thu Sep 16 20:54:01 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 61, remote version: 62)
Version 60 was incompatible with the version of freshclam I had at the time ...
> This will help me troubleshoot any issues with my freshclam configuration if the file isn't getting updated in a reasonable time frame.
If you don't have the latest main.c[lv]d then the latest daily.c[lv]d will conflict with your main; I am fairly sure that freshclam will complain if they don't match.
If your daily is more than three days old you have a problem with your updates.
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> If your daily is more than three days old you have a problem with your updates.
Hello I'm not talking about the daily file, I'm specifically asking about main.cvd.
Hong-Duc Vu
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew C Aitchison <andrew@aitchison.me.uk>
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2021 2:07 PM
To: Vu, Hong-Duc V. via clamav-users <clamav-users@lists.clamav.net>
Cc: Vu, Hong-Duc V. <HD.Vu@jhuapl.edu>
Subject: [EXT] Re: [clamav-users] main.cvd update schedule
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On Tue, 21 Dec 2021, Vu, Hong-Duc V. via clamav-users wrote:
> How often does the main.cvd file get updated? According to this old post they have seven changes in two years.
> https://lists.clamav.net/pipermail/clamav-users/2014-September/000916.
> html
From my /var/log/clamav/freshclam.log
Wed Dec 16 15:43:48 2020 -> main database available for download (remote version: 59) Tue Mar 23 08:54:14 2021 -> main database available for download (remote version: 59) Wed Jul 14 21:41:09 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Wed Jul 14 21:52:43 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Wed Jul 14 21:53:06 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Wed Jul 14 21:53:19 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Wed Jul 14 23:53:21 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Thu Jul 15 01:53:25 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Thu Jul 15 03:53:28 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 60) Thu Jul 15 05:53:30 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 59, remote version: 61) Thu Sep 16 20:54:01 2021 -> main database available for update (local version: 61, remote version: 62)
Version 60 was incompatible with the version of freshclam I had at the time ...
> This will help me troubleshoot any issues with my freshclam configuration if the file isn't getting updated in a reasonable time frame.
If you don't have the latest main.c[lv]d then the latest daily.c[lv]d will conflict with your main; I am fairly sure that freshclam will complain if they don't match.
If your daily is more than three days old you have a problem with your updates.
--
Andrew C. Aitchison Kendal, UK
andrew@aitchison.me.uk
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