[clamav-users] ERROR: Failed to load new database: Malformed database

[Reindl Harald]

Am 01.03.2017 um 23:17 schrieb Slawek Ligus:
> Hello,
>
> The latest code base (7a85da5) does not work with most recently published
> ClamAV DB.
>
> After a fresh compilation of clamav, I'm getting this:
>
> $ ./freshclam/freshclam --config-file ~/freshclam/freshclam.conf
> ClamAV update process started at Wed Mar  1 12:35:19 2017
> Downloading main.cvd [100%]
> main.cvd updated (version: 57, sigs: 4218790, f-level: 60, builder:
> amishhammer)
> Downloading daily.cvd [100%]
> ERROR: During database load : WARNING: [LibClamAV] cli_mpool_hex2ui():
> Malformed hexstring: 2f7573722f62696e2f6469736b7574696 (length: 33) [...]
> ERROR: Failed to load new database: Malformed database
> WARNING: Database load exited with status 55
> ERROR: Failed to load new database
>
> My minimalistic freshclam.conf
>
> # freshclam.conf
> DatabaseDirectory /tmp/clamav
> UpdateLogFile /tmp/freshclam.log
> PidFile /tmp/freshclam.pid
> DatabaseMirror database.clamav.net
> # end

why in the world /tmp which is on most modern systems tmpfs living in RAM...

> Is there something I'm missing or has the database been corrupt for a few
> days now?

dunno but i am annoyed of the .cvd versus .cld monkeydance which also 
happens repeatly for safebrowsing.cld / safebrowsing.cvd where when both 
exists clamd whines about duplicate databases

whoever is producing that damned files - make your decision and stay at 
a filetype *forever*