(old)Puppy Linux Discussion Forum

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UPDATE DECEMBER 28, 2011
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Here is a link to a pet of ClamAV 0.97.3 compiled for Puppy Linux 5.28, i686.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/l8y0s5511 ... 3-i686.pet

Please note that the former host I was using, myfreefilehosting, is down. The new pet is on mediafire.

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UPDATE DECEMBER 27, 2011
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This pet of ClamAV 0.97.0 still works with Puppy Linux 527 but the most recent version of ClamAV is 0.97.3. Freshclam will report the version needs to be updated. A new version will have to be compiled.

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UPDATE MARCH 31, 2011
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This pet also works with Puppy Linux 2.14x Top7. I tried it myself.

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UPDATE MARCH 21, 2011
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I have been informed by Dale that the version I compiled for Puppy 4.3.1 also works in Puppy 5.1.1


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UPDATE MARCH 19, 2011
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Here is the clamav 0.97.0 pet. It is a full build. The freshclam.conf file is pre-configured.

File name: clamav-0.97-i386.pet
File size: 30.69MB
Description tags: ClamAV 0.97 for Puppy LInux 431

http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/57c8e5aae6_30.69MB

Here is a freshclam.conf file which is included in the pet but I'm enclosing it here for reference.

File name: freshclamconf.tar.gz
File size: 0.1MB
Description tags: The freshclam.conf file for ClamAV 0.97

http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/07734a442f_0.1MB

Note that I did not configure clamd.conf. I do not use the daemon myself so I figure configuring it is best left to experts. However clamd is in the build.

Lastly, my tutorial which describes how to compile clamav and has some examples on how to update freshclam and use clamscan. Suggestions welcomed.

File name: How_To_Compile_ClamAV.tar.gz
File size: 1.08MB
Description tags: An ABIword document, how to compile ClamAV for Puppy Linux 431

http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/57282ea64f_1.08MB

Enjoy,

Yorkiesnorkie

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I've pre-configured the freshclam.conf files to use root, since we run as root. And other various settings, so alter the conf files if you wish to do so.

To update the virus database open a terminal and type:
To get help scanning, in the terminal type:
Which will give the usage for the scanning.

Y.

nope doesn't work on 2.14X, wrong GlibC.
ttuuxxx

Hi ttuuuxxx,

I just finished compiling the 214X version this morning. I'll post it. By the way, its drastically smaller.

Y.

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MARCH 19, 2011

My intent is to recompile ClamAV for 214x, until then I have removed the link. I'll include it in the first post from here on out.

This file is neither allocated to a Premium Account, or a Collector's Account, and can therefore only be downloaded 10 times.

This limit is reached.

To download this file, the uploader either needs to transfer this file into his/her Collector's Account, or upload the file again. The file can later be moved to a Collector's Account. The uploader just needs to click the delete link of the file to get further information.

Hmm.. surprised no one mirrored this? Any chance you can upload it to a better host?

Hi Stormson5150,

Yeah, I signed up for a "better" account with them but there's some kind of browser related glitch, it didn't work in Seamonkey or Opera. I tried to transfer the file to it but got an error when I try to click on the file upload link in the account. Oddly, the front page upload works brilliantly. I'll have another go and let you know what the upload link is.

Y.

Hi there yorkiesnorkie...

I'm not sure if this will help, but I do know that some other host sites have issues with seamonkey...

The work around for those, if I remember correctly, was to change the user agent using an addon called, surprisingly enough, "User Agent Switcher" found here;

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/seamonkey/addon/59/

I hope this helps.... Regardless of what some may say, I feel it is simply good form and good sense for ALL people to have (and use) a decent anti-virus program, no matter the OS. I for one thank you for you're efforts!

I hate slowshare. Have a look at these: Puppy Linux Discussion Forum :: View topic - Hosts for large files.

I'll try some of the other hosts as well. Sorry for the delay!



Y.

Hi,

I ran through a couple of the services, which either slowed to a crawl and did nothing on the upload, or the sites didn't allow uploades of a single file larger than 24mb. So, Rapidshare seems to be working with main page uploads, although strangely the "premium" service upload doesn't work very well at all. That is my experience in Seamonkey and Opera. While annoying, I can get the upload up there and will make an attempt to move the subsequent upload to the premium account. The reason I say next upload is that I seem to have missed the opportunity to move the file on the first go around. So, if you find you can't download ClamAV 0.96.1 again, just let me know, I'm following this post.

Vis-a-vis the uploads and versions of Clamav, perhaps it's good the links do expire as the versions of Clamav are sure to change with time. This was my first real attempt at compiling an application for Puppy, and it goes pretty well now that I've got a handle on how it's done. Actually, I found it surprisingly easy to do but some patience is required.

If anyone has issues with the pet or conf files please let me know.

Y.

Stormson5150 wrote:Hi there yorkiesnorkie...

I'm not sure if this will help, but I do know that some other host sites have issues with seamonkey...

The work around for those, if I remember correctly, was to change the user agent using an addon called, surprisingly enough, "User Agent Switcher" found here;

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/seamonkey/addon/59/

I hope this helps.... Regardless of what some may say, I feel it is simply good form and good sense for ALL people to have (and use) a decent anti-virus program, no matter the OS. I for one thank you for you're efforts!

Oh your welcome, and thanks for the link to the user agent switcher. I'll have to look into that and see if that helps.

I just found out about Zero Day Exploit CVE-2010-2568 trojan issue on the Windows side of things and it's quite nasty, being spread through USB drives, network shares and so on. I'm so glad I use Puppy! Still, I'm annoyed that USB jumpdrives could be infected. Seems like we have to watch out not to spread these things around anyway even if we use Linux. I guess it's good manners not to spread the things.

I was reading on the ClamAV site that they've even found ancient virus and trojans still kicking around. While they were tempted to remove them from the database, the fact they are still around means they still need to be watched for. I guess code is forever...

Y.

abushcrafter wrote:I hate slowshare. Have a look at these: Puppy Linux Discussion Forum :: View topic - Hosts for large files.

Thanks for the link, yeah, I'm going to give some others a try. Our wireless connection at home has been up and down lately, which killed a couple of my upload attempts. Some of the upload connections I tried were so slow as to be counterproductive. I'm going to try and find a good host for the file with a reasonable upload speed and some longevity for the file.

Y.

I installed this on Quirky 1.2

Can you help me to configure the freshclam.conf

I cannot update it

Hi chrismt,

Well, I'll do what I can. I compiled this on Puppy Linux 4.31, not Quirky, so I'm not sure if that plays any part here. Basically, the freshclam.conf file should already be modified but you can check it.

See if the freshclam.conf file is modified /etc/freshclam.conf as follows:
also,
I've found that in order to get freshclam to work I had to change the database owner to root.

Check on those and let us know if you have success. You should be able to open a terminal and enter to update the database. If that isn't working maybe you could copy the feedback of the rxvt window and paste it here so I can see what error you are getting.

Y.

This is what I see when I type freshclam in the console

ERROR: Please edit the example config file /etc/freshclam.conf
ERROR: Can't open/parse the config file /etc/freshclam.conf

Hope you can help me

chrismt wrote:This is what I see when I type freshclam in the console

ERROR: Please edit the example config file /etc/freshclam.conf
ERROR: Can't open/parse the config file /etc/freshclam.conf

Hope you can help me

Hi chrismt,

This is a common error message I've seen myself. Ok, all it is really saying is that the clam.conf file is an example and not configured. I had an issue with my usb jumpdrive (it had a nervous breakdown and I lost some files) and I must have uploaded the pet to rapidshare with the default conf files rather than the one's I edited later on. Sorry about that! However, this is an easy fix and this is what you need to do:

Go to the directory "/etc" and look for the file "freshclam.conf ", basically click on the little house top left if you like from the desktop, and go up directories via the window controls until you are at / and can't go any further. You should see a folder called "etc". Click on it to enter it and then left click on the eyeball at the top of the rox window so you can see all the files. Scroll down to find freshclam.conf

Click once on freshclam.conf to open it with Geany (the text editor).

In that file if you scroll down a little bit you'll find a pair of lines like this:
What you need to do is put a "#" sign in front of the line "Example" like so to comment it out, and make ClamAV actually use the file:
Then continue to scroll down in the file until you find the following lines:
Put a "#" in front of DatabaseOwner, and type "DatabaseOwner root" on a new line after it like so: The DatabaseOwner must be changed to root. Puppy does not really have "users" and it runs as root. Therefore, in order for ClamAV to have the necessary permissions to alter the database it needs root privaleges. Once you've made the edits save the file and close it.

(by the way if you open Geany again it will open this file by default, which is handy if you make a boo boo.)

Go to the console again, and type "freshclam" at the prompt, that should take care of it and you should see freshclam update. It may make a couple of failed attempts before it finally gets going. As long as your connected to the internet it should work.

Again, sorry about the conf files, I'll have to get back into it and repackage it, and/or provide those conf files here. If your not using clamd you won't need to bother with clamd.conf.

Let me know how it goes.

Y.

Thanks man! Now it is working!

I wish there was a GUI

Thanks!

Hi chrismt,

Well, that's great! Actually, there is a gui kicking around somewhere. The ClamAV web site has a third party one if I recall correctly, I'm not sure if it is up to date. However, to be honest, once you get used to the command line, its so easy to use the gui just gets in the way. Remember gives you the help.

If you have rox open, and your looking at the files in a directory, you can right click and open a terminal there, and run clamscan without having to t ype a path. Usually, I'm only running scans on downloaded files.

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Arr! The link is dead! Please, this time upload to My Free File Hosting. This is what I have been using for my PETs.

Could someone please re-upload this