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

[Jeff Lasman <blists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sunday 29 February 2004 01:57 am, Willem Koster wrote:

> Can clamav clean files ?

According to ClamAV documentation at www.clamav.net, ClamAV, as soon as 
it finds a virus matching the database of signatures, returns the name 
of the virus and exits.

> I'd rather see it clean the virus out of the file

In checking the website I don't see any examples of using it to scan 
files on a linux system, but rather only incoming email.  Perhaps I'm 
missing that somewhere.

> I'm talking
> about an actual linux-virus that has infected my cobalt :-(   )

ClamAV identifies virii from signatures.  The signatures in the database 
appear to be signatures of Windows virri.  I don't see why it wouldn't 
find a linux-specific virus if they're in the database.  I've found 
nothing in the database to indicate that there are or arent' any 
signatures of linux virii in the database.  Perhaps someone with more 
experience can answer that.

Jeff
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