Re: A virus scanner on linux for windows partition

2010-07-06 Thread sandeep Patel
Hello, I installed the clam AV in fedora-12.But i am unable to update it.My internet connection uses proxy.please help me And I downloaded the freshclam.conf file also. -- Sandeep Kumar Patel University of Hyderabad -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change

Re: A virus scanner on linux for windows partition

2010-07-06 Thread Athmane Madjoudj
On 07/06/2010 02:34 PM, sandeep Patel wrote: Hello, I installed the clam AV in fedora-12.But i am unable to update it.My internet connection uses proxy.please help me And I downloaded the freshclam.conf file also. from the manpage: HTTPProxyServer STR, HTTPProxyPort NUMBER Use given

Re: A virus scanner on linux for windows partition

2010-07-06 Thread sandeep Patel
On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Athmane Madjoudj athma...@gmail.com wrote: On 07/06/2010 02:34 PM, sandeep Patel wrote: Hello, I installed the clam AV in fedora-12.But i am unable to update it.My internet connection uses proxy.please help me And I downloaded the freshclam.conf file also.

Re: A virus scanner on linux for windows partition

2010-07-06 Thread Michal
I tried man 5 freshclam but it showed that no manual entry for its.I am not getting how to use HTTPProxyServer etc. please help -- Sandeep Kumar Patel University of Hyderabad Have you actually bothered to try and search for your problem in the archives and search engines? You can read

Re: A virus scanner on linux for windows partition

2010-07-06 Thread Suvayu Ali
On Tuesday 06 July 2010 07:27 AM, sandeep Patel wrote: On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Athmane Madjoudjathma...@gmail.com wrote: See: man 5 freshclam.conf That was what was suggested. I tried man 5 freshclam but it showed that no manual entry for its. That is what you tried. See any

Re: A virus scanner on linux for windows partition

2010-07-06 Thread JD
On 07/06/2010 06:34 AM, sandeep Patel wrote: Hello, I installed the clam AV in fedora-12.But i am unable to update it.My internet connection uses proxy.please help me And I downloaded the freshclam.conf file also. -- Sandeep Kumar Patel University of Hyderabad You need to yum i nstall

Re: A virus scanner on linux for windows partition

2010-07-06 Thread Athmane Madjoudj
On 07/06/2010 03:27 PM, sandeep Patel wrote: I tried man 5 freshclam but it showed that no manual entry for its.I am not getting how to use HTTPProxyServer etc. please help Maybe you missed clamav-update package. -- Athmane Madjoudj -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To

Re: A virus scanner on linux for windows partition

2010-07-06 Thread Kevin J. Cummings
On 07/06/2010 10:27 AM, sandeep Patel wrote: On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Athmane Madjoudj athma...@gmail.com mailto:athma...@gmail.com wrote: from the manpage: HTTPProxyServer STR, HTTPProxyPort NUMBER Use given proxy server and TCP port for database downloads.

Re: A virus scanner on linux for windows partition

2010-07-06 Thread Athmane Madjoudj
On 07/06/2010 06:21 PM, Kevin J. Cummings wrote: I tried man 5 freshclam but it showed that no manual entry for its.I am not getting how to use HTTPProxyServer etc. please help You didn't read what he typed. man 5 freshclam.conf ^ Note the .conf on the end

Re: A virus scanner on linux for windows partition

2010-07-05 Thread birger
On Sun, 2010-07-04 at 09:22 -0700, JD wrote: So far, clamav has not found anything in the mounted windows partition. That could be good news or bad news :) :) Systems running windows from an infected disk are often unable to find the infection, as the infection often installs a root kit that

Re: A virus scanner on linux for windows partition

2010-07-04 Thread Thomas Taylor
On Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:49:52 -0700 JD jd1...@gmail.com wrote: I came across an article that mentioned some viruses that can hide and move around on a booted windows machine, and can evade virus scanner. So, I thought that is the windows partition can be scanned by another booted OS like

Re: A virus scanner on linux for windows partition

2010-07-04 Thread Frank Murphy
On 04/07/10 05:49, JD wrote: I came across an article that mentioned some viruses that can hide and move around on a booted windows machine, and can evade virus scanner. You can also use something like Kaspersky, which uses Linux as the basis of it's RescueCD. Commercial app. or Clamav?

Re: A virus scanner on linux for windows partition

2010-07-04 Thread Dave Ihnat
On Sat, Jul 03, 2010 at 09:49:52PM -0700, JD wrote: I came across an article that mentioned some viruses that can hide and move around on a booted windows machine, and can evade virus scanner. That actually happens often with the nastiest critters. You commonly simply don't boot from that

Re: A virus scanner on linux for windows partition

2010-07-04 Thread JD
On 07/04/2010 12:46 AM, Frank Murphy wrote: On 04/07/10 05:49, JD wrote: I came across an article that mentioned some viruses that can hide and move around on a booted windows machine, and can evade virus scanner. You can also use something like Kaspersky, which uses Linux as the basis

Re: A virus scanner on linux for windows partition

2010-07-04 Thread Athmane Madjoudj
On 07/04/2010 05:22 PM, JD wrote: On 07/04/2010 12:46 AM, Frank Murphy wrote: On 04/07/10 05:49, JD wrote: I came across an article that mentioned some viruses that can hide and move around on a booted windows machine, and can evade virus scanner. You can also use something like

A virus scanner on linux for windows partition

2010-07-03 Thread JD
I came across an article that mentioned some viruses that can hide and move around on a booted windows machine, and can evade virus scanner. So, I thought that is the windows partition can be scanned by another booted OS like linux it would make it impossible for the virus to evade detection and