[clamav-users] How to download and update main.cvd and daily.cvd manually AND mirrors

[Al Varnell]

Thanks Tom, I haven't noticed any issues recently, but I'll certainly let you know if I do.

George is the one with a problem, but I think it may be just an error in the URL he was using.

-Al-

On Thu, Dec 14, 2017 at 04:37 AM, Thomas McCourt (tmccourt) wrote:
> Hello Al,
> 
> The issue should be corrected now. I am sorry for any confusion or difficulty using the mirrors. We have been working on making the mirrors better for sometime, though it is a long process to clean up
> Some of the old mirrors and such. If you still experience issues, let me know.
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> 
> Tom M
> 
> 
> 
> On 12/13/17, 8:17 PM, "clamav-users on behalf of Al Varnell" <clamav-users-bounces at lists.clamav.net <mailto:clamav-users-bounces at lists.clamav.net> on behalf of alvarnell at mac.com <mailto:alvarnell at mac.com>> wrote:
> 
>> Corrected...
>> 
>> On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 04:45 PM, Al Varnell wrote:
>>> On Dec 13, 2017, at 11:07 AM, George wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Dear All,
>>>> 
>>>> I need help to download and update main.cvd and daily.cvd manually AND
>>>> mirrors. I tried:
>>>> 
>>>> wget database.clamav.net/main.cvd <http://database.clamav.net/main.cvd> <http://database.clamav.net/main.cvd <http://database.clamav.net/main.cvd>>
>>>> sudo cp main.cvd /var/lib/clamav
>>>> wget database.clamav.net/main.cvd <http://database.clamav.net/main.cvd> <http://database.clamav.net/main.cvd <http://database.clamav.net/main.cvd>>
>>> 
>>> The above line needs to be:
>>> wget database.clamav.net/daily.cvd <http://database.clamav.net/daily.cvd>
>>> 
>>> -Al-
>>> 
>>>> sudo cp daily.cvd /var/lib/clamav
>>>> 
>>>> It didn't work. I am still getting the message that my database is more
>>>> than 7 days old. I know that this might be wrong, but why did no one
>>>> addressed the issue? I've seen a lot of requests lately.
>>>> I have also been suggested to look for another mirrors. But how and where
>>>> to look for them. Coouldn't someone who understands this write an article?
>>>> 
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> George
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>> -Al-
>> -- 
>> Al Varnell
>> Mountain View, CA
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-Al-
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