[clamav-users] clamav stops boot

[Greg Mueller]

I can't get to anything yet.
It won't go past the out of date adviso



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On Fri, 5/2/14, Douglas Goddard <dgoddard at sourcefire.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [clamav-users] clamav stops boot
 To: "ClamAV users ML" <clamav-users at lists.clamav.net>
 Date: Friday, May 2, 2014, 9:11 AM
 
 Can you contact the previous owner
 and ask them if there is something
 custom running at boot?
 
 Is there anything too important on the computer to do a
 fresh install?
 
 Are you at a terminal prompt, can you type commands?
 
 
 On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 12:07 PM, Gene Heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com>
 wrote:
 
 > On Friday 02 May 2014 12:04:25 Alain Zidouemba did
 opine:
 >
 > > The ClamAV engine won't update itself
 automatically. You will have to
 > > manually perform that operation. The latest
 version of ClamAV (version
 > > 0.98.1) can be downloaded here:
 > > http://www.clamav.net/lang/en/download/sources/
 > >
 > > - Alain
 > >
 > > On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 11:18 AM, Greg Mueller
 <gcm4251 at yahoo.com>
 wrote:
 > > > I just got a new/used computer. It has Debian
 on it and was booting
 > > > fine. But now when it starts to boot it gets
 this message.....
 > > >
 > > >
 **********************************************************************
 > > > *** This Version of the clamavb engine is
 outdated
 > > > Don't Panic Read http://www.clamav.nrt/support/faq
 > > >
 **********************************************************************
 > > > ***
 > > >
 > > > I have let it sit there thinking it might be
 updating or running a
 > > > check or something, but it will not go past
 this point.
 > > >
 > > > Is there a combination of keystrokes or some
 action which will get me
 > > > past this?
 > > >
 > > > This is my first use of Debian so I am not
 having easy time as it is.
 > > >
 > > > Thanks
 > > > Greg
 >
 > I don't see how this advice is of any use to
 Greg.  If the boot won't go
 > past that, its not capable of doing anything else. I
 use clamav, and have
 > never had a won't boot problem because it was out of
 date.
 >
 > Cheers, Gene
 > --
 > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of
 liberty:
 >  soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that
 order."
 > -Ed Howdershelt (Author)
 > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
 > US V Castleman, SCOTUS, Mar 2014 is grounds for
 Impeaching SCOTUS
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