Re: [cobalt-users] [Q] can ClamAV clean infected files ?

["William J.A. Brillinger" <billy@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:57 AM 29/02/2004 +0100, you wrote:
> Just a small unrelated (well mostly) question
>
> Can clamav clean files ? I only can see the option "remove", which means 
> it will remove the whole file... I'd rather see it clean the virus out of 
> the file (I'm not talking mail-virus stuff, I'm talking about an actual 
> linux-virus that has infected my cobalt :-(   )

No, it can't clean a file - currently.

However, The need to do so is almost non-existent. The last time I saw an 
infected file that could be cleaned was about 3 years ago.

- Bill B.



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