[clamav-users] offline updates

[Phil Dumont]

On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 11:52 AM, Charles Swiger <cswiger at mac.com> wrote:

> On Jul 23, 2015, at 7:48 AM, Phil Dumont <phil at solidstatescientific.com>
> wrote:
> [ ... ]
> > All I'm saying is that, for the admittedly unusual but definitely simpler
> > situation of an entirely stand-alone, completely non-networked machine,
> it
> > would be nice if there were a solution that was correspondingly simpler.
> > One that used the file system only, not networking.
>
> The use-case for virus/malware scanning on a networked machine is obvious,
> as
> is the need to be able to update A/V signatures.
>
> It's not obvious why a machine which is "entirely stand-alone, completely
> non-networked"
> would require virus scanning or a way to update the A/V signatures.


Granted, the requirement is not as great without a network.  But there's
still potential for virus introduction via removable media.


> However, if that's
> what you want, ...


Not what I want particularly.  A requirement imposed upon me.


> ...fine-- do a manual copy of the A/V signatures into place
> via USB stick, CD/DVD image, etc and then restart clamd to reload them.
>

Roger.


>
> Regards,
> --
> -Chuck
>
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