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BotanyBay
Oct 28, 2017Tutor
How to download virus definitions when not connected to internet
Running a ReadyNAS 626 in an environment where there is no internet access. I would like to be able to manually move the antivirus definition files from a machine connected to the internet to my inte...
BotanyBay
Oct 28, 2017Tutor
From the ClamAV manual:
The default location for these database files are /usr/local/share/clamav (in Linux/Unix).
Here is a listing of currently available ClamAV Virus Database Files:
• bytecode.cvd (signatures to detect bytecode in files)
• main.cvd (main ClamAV virus database file)
• daily.cvd (daily update file for ClamAV virus databases)
However, it appears that the database must be stored elsewhere as there is no such directory in /usr/local/share
If someone has this up and running on the internet can you take a look and see where the system is putting them? Hopefully it will be as simple as putting the files in the right location and then the AV system will be off and running.
BotanyBay
Oct 28, 2017Tutor
Looks like it should be stored in
/var/lib/clamav
However, there is nothing in the directory by default so I am not sure if there is a needed directory structure below that or just dropping the files into that directory will be sufficient.
- StephenBOct 31, 2017Guru - Experienced User
Maybe just use find to locate those specific files?
- BotanyBayOct 31, 2017Tutor
Since the machine has never been connected to the internet there is nothing in the directory.
If there is someone out there running the AV software on the system, it would be great to know if that specific location is where it stores them.
Thanks!!!
- StephenBOct 31, 2017Guru - Experienced User
I briefely turned AV on and then off again.
/lib/var/clamav looks like this:
root@NAS:/var/lib/clamav# ls antivir.ini clamav-35a5b708de51546b068232d2c24da07d.tmp main.cvd bytecode.cld daily.cvd mirrors.dat
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