[Mimedefang] [OT] clamd doesn't recognize virus

[ms at interspace.net]

Quoting Paul Murphy <pjm at ousekjarr.org>:

> Marco,
>
>> I'm using clam 0.87 with mimedefang 2.51.
>> This morning a virus has been slipped through MD.
>> This is the output from clamdscan:
>> /tmp/photo.zip: OK
>>
>> ----------- SCAN SUMMARY -----------
>> Infected files: 0
>> Time: 0.143 sec (0 m 0 s)
>>
>> and this is the output from clamscan:
>>
>> photo.zip: Trojan.W32.PWS.Prostor.A FOUND
>
> Two possibles:
>
> 1.  Your freshclam updates are failing to notify clamd that there are newer
> files available - kill clamd and restart it, then use clamdscan again to
> verify that it finds the virus.

You should edit your freshclam.conf file to NotifyClamd upon virus update...
[quote]
# Send the RELOAD command to clamd.
# Default: disabled
#NotifyClamd
# By default it uses the hardcoded configuration file but you can force an
# another one.
NotifyClamd /config/file/path
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[end quote]

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