On 2011-01-19 22:00, Christopher X. Candreva wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Jan 2011, Christopher X. Candreva wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, 19 Jan 2011, Roy McMorran wrote:
>>
>>> The virus submission page won't let me upload my sample though - "Result: 
>>> This
>>> file is not detected by ClamAV".  How can this be?
>>
>> I've just tried to submit a virus sample and am running into the same issue.
> 
> 
> I should clarify - a FALSE POSITIVE sample for BC.PDF.Producer.JSHIP
> 
>> Some testing shows that neither clamscan not clamdscan will flag it as a 
>> virus, either the .pdf itself or the message in mbox format.
>>
>> However, clamav-milter blocks it with this name. BC.PDF.Producer.JSHIP
> 
> I'm guesing the web site passes it to clamscan/clamdscan, which says it's 
> OK, and is why the web site tell us it's not recognized.

Yes. If I scan the file on my box it says "OK" too.
Apparently only big-endian architectures show this false positive:
https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2478

> 
> 
>> Is there an alternate way to get a sample to the team ?

Opened a bug about this:
https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=2477

For now I got samples via private mail, and I think I figured out what
is wrong, bytecode 122 should have a workaround for the bug.

Best regards,
--Edwin
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