[clamav-users] clamav ignoring HTTPProxyServer/HTTPProxyPort in freshclam.conf?

[Andreas Schulze]

Am 17.02.2016 um 19:34 schrieb Kevin Kretz:
> I posted earlier this month, but maybe my subject wasn't informative enough.
> 
> We use ClamAV as part of Zimbra.  In freshclam.conf I have HTTPProxyServer and HTTPProxyPort set.  But I still see DNS lookups to hostnames like
> 
> daily.21375.77.1.0.AC122E0A.ping.clamav.net
> daily.21375.77.1.0.AC122E0A.ping.clamav.net
> daily.21375.77.1.0.AC122E0A.ping.clamav.net
> daily.21375.77.1.0.AC122E0A.ping.clamav.net
> daily.21375.77.1.0.AC122E0A.ping.clamav.net

freshclam general mode of operation:

1. try to determine the current published CVD version *via DNS* (dig current.cvd.clamav.net. txt +short)
2. fetch a new CVD version from a mirror *via HTTP* ( and respect local proxy settings )

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A. Schulze
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