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Antivirus scanner found a threat ( Win.Worm.VB-5) in the file /var/cores/core-systemd. Please delete
I do have a ReadyNas Ultra 6 - RNDU6000 NAS. It has been upgraded to firmware 6.10.8. I am getting following message: "Antivirus scanner found a threat ( Win.Worm.VB-5) in the file /var/cores/core-s...
There is little chance that a Windows virus infected that Linux system file. It is most likely a false alarm, though you are the first to report it. Since it's a system file, you definitely don't want to delete it. You could do an OS re-install, though I'm not 100% sure that will overwrite that file with a fresh one.
Sandshark wrote:
It is most likely a false alarm, though you are the first to report it.
razvanp :
- You could report it to ClamAV here: https://www.clamav.net/reports/fp
Sandshark wrote:
Since it's a system file, you definitely don't want to delete it.
/var/cores/core-systemd is a core dump, not a system file. It is safe to delete anything in /var/cores (but don't delete the folder itself).
razvanp wrote:Not sure how to access those folders on the NAS side.
You'd have to use the ssh (the linux command line).
Do you any experience with that?
If it's a core dump, then it's unique to your NAS and reporting it will do no good. It also explains why nobody else has reported it. I still think it's a false alarm, but since it's not executable, it will do no harm no matter what. I wouldn't think the NAS would keep core dumps forever, though. Maybe StephenB knows if they are automatically deleted periodically.
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