Mailing List Archive: [clamav-users] clamAV w/o using original virus databases?

[clamav-users] clamAV w/o using original virus databases?

Sep 9, 2019, 8:08 AM

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hello everyone,

please dont ask why but is it possible to run clamAV without using the official virus databases? i tried it but my clamd wont start because the daily-DB is missing.
the main "why?"-cause is because clamAV consuming more and more RAM over last years and using some 0-day-databases for phishing-scans is absolutely okay for me.

greetings, paul

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Sep 9, 2019, 9:34 AM

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Hi there,

On Mon, 9 Sep 2019, clamav@script-test.de wrote:

> ... is it possible to run clamAV without using the official virus
> databases? i tried it but my clamd wont start because the daily-DB
> is missing. ...

Short answer is yes, a longer answer is this has been discussed very
recently on this list, check the archives.

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73,
Ged.

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clamav at script-test

Sep 10, 2019, 12:43 AM

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Hi Ged,

thanks - found it! For all those looking for the answer: https://lists.clamav.net/pipermail/clamav-users/2019-August/008382.html"]https://lists.clamav.net/pipermail/clamav-users/2019-August/008382.html

Greetings

G.W. Haywood via clamav-users schrieb am 09.09.2019 18:34:

Hi there, On Mon, 9 Sep 2019, clamav@script-test.de wrote: > ... is it possible to run clamAV without using the official virus > databases? i tried it but my clamd wont start because the daily-DB > is missing. ... Short answer is yes, a longer answer is this has been discussed very recently on this list, check the archives. -- 73, Ged. _______________________________________________ clamav-users mailing list clamav-users@lists.clamav.net https://lists.clamav.net/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users"]https://lists.clamav.net/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-faq"]https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-faq http://www.clamav.net/contact.html#ml"]http://www.clamav.net/contact.html#ml