[Mimedefang] clamscan missing some virus's

Albert Whale aewhale at ABS-CompTech.com
Thu Mar 11 10:17:39 EST 2004



Lucas Albers wrote:

>I am currently using filescan/clamscan/fprot/mcafee virus scanners. On
>virus's that get missed by clamscan, i get notified, and then I report the
>virus to clamav for inclusion.
>I have been seeing 2-4 virus's slip by per day.
>This is on a volume of 200-300 virus's per day.
>
>These virus's are quarantined.
>When I run a manual scan, with the same options, it appears to pick them up.
>
>Any ideas, why it could be missing the virus's?
>Or what I could do to troubleshoot?
>
>
>  
>
Lucas,

What command do you use to scan the virus objects manually?

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