ClamAV also can't deal with files bigger than 4 GB. This prevents it from scanning some videos, DVD-size ISOs, etc.
This is a shame, since Linux (and I presume most other modern OSes) have been able to deal with "large" files (with 64-bit lengths and offsets) for years now. On Thu, 14 Nov 2019 00:15:47 -0800 Al Varnell via clamav-users <[email protected]> wrote: > That's a pretty broad question, but in general, the answer is yes, as > long as ClamAV can recognize the format of the file. That does > include many archives, but I believe there are a few that cannot be > expanded. There are also some size restrictions on how much of a > large file will be scanned due to RAM restrictions. > > If you can narrow down your question to some specific file types, we > could give you a more accurate answer. > > -Al- > > > On Nov 13, 2019, at 23:49, ALMOKBEL, RAWAN <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > > Good Day! > > I have a question regarding clamav scan, > > Does clamav scan embedded virus and malicious inside files ? > > > > Kind regards, _______________________________________________ clamav-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.clamav.net/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-faq http://www.clamav.net/contact.html#ml
