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RN212 Cannot Update Virus definitions
I have an RN212 with firmware 6.10.10. It has been working well for a couple of months. 2 days ago, I'm getting the below error message. The NAS is on the network and accessible without issues. I...
Hi StephenB , so what are the recommended settings for the AV going forward? Specifically the only two settings I'm aware of, "Enable real-time antivirus scanning" and "Protect ReadyNAS OS". Mine are as shown, which is giving me an error message every day as it fails to download an updated AV file. Would like those messages to stop, but the options are confusing - if I disable real-time scanning, doesn't that stop both AV update searches AND general AV scanning? I would guess having AV scanning still working, even with an old signature, is better than disabling AV scanning altogether... ?
so what are the recommended settings for the AV going forward?
No recommendations from me.
That said, I've had it turned off for some years now. If you leave it enabled you will get the errors when the system tries to update the definitions.
stopping CLAMAV of telling me the every time 'Antivirus scanner definition file update failed due to download failure', I entered the following command via a SSH-connection:
systemctl stop --now clamav-freshclam.timerstopping CLAMAV of telling me the every time 'Antivirus scanner definition file update failed due to download failure', I entered the following command via a SSH-connection:
systemctl stop --now clamav-freshclam.timerThat will stop the definition updates, but you will need to redo it every time the system boots.
If you add
systemctl disable clamav-freshclam.timerit should remain off even after a reboot.
Once I have enabled SSH in ReadyNas, what is the best app or PC based app to remote logon to get SSH to run the command to stop Clam
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