[clamav-users] RHEL 6 (workstation repo) Clam install error
Thomas McCourt (tmccourt)
tmccourt at cisco.com
Thu Nov 16 15:34:31 UTC 2017
Hey Jason,
You can attempt to download it this way (with internet connection).
wget http://download.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/6/x86_64/epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
rpm -ivh epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm
After that, attempt to install ClamAV.
Thanks,
Tom M
On 11/16/17, 9:03 AM, "clamav-users on behalf of Walker, Jason T" <clamav-users-bounces at lists.clamav.net on behalf of Jason.Walker at gd-ms.com> wrote:
>Hello Tom,
>
>I used the lowercase...I think it was Outlook that capitalized the first letter of each command. It still isn't working for me. Perhaps it is because I'm using a WORKSTATION version of RHEL 6? FYI This is not a standard RHEL Server version...do you think that may have something to do with it?
>
>With no network connection here is what yum tells me. Note the path to the workstation repository:
>
>[root at ISFAV-Linux Desktop]# yum install -y epel-release
>Loaded plugins: product-id, refresh-packagekit, search-disabled-repos, security,
> : subscription-manager
>Setting up Install Process
>https://cdn.redhat.com/content/dist/rhel/workstation/6/6Workstation/x86_64/os/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] PYCURL ERROR 6 - "Couldn't resolve host 'cdn.redhat.com'"
>Trying other mirror.
>No package epel-release available.
>Error: Nothing to do
>
>Here is yum output with network connection:
>
>[root at ISFAV-Linux Desktop]# yum install -y epel-release
>Loaded plugins: product-id, refresh-packagekit, search-disabled-repos, security,
> : subscription-manager
>Setting up Install Process
>rhel-6-workstation-rpms | 3.5 kB 00:00
>rhel-6-workstation-rpms/primary_db | 61 MB 00:55
>No package epel-release available.
>Error: Nothing to do
>[root at ISFAV-Linux Desktop]# yum install -y clamav
>Loaded plugins: product-id, refresh-packagekit, search-disabled-repos, security, subscription-manager
>Setting up Install Process
>No package clamav available.
>Error: Nothing to do
>
>
>Regards
>Jason
>
>
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> 1. RHEL 6 Clam AV Installation (Walker, Jason T)
> 2. Re: RHEL 6 Clam AV Installation (Thomas McCourt (tmccourt))
> 3. Re: RHEL 6 Clam AV Installation (Reindl Harald)
> 4. Re: password protected encrypted .docx files (Al Varnell)
> 5. Re: password protected encrypted .docx files (Mark Foley)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 19:07:33 +0000
>From: "Walker, Jason T" <Jason.Walker at gd-ms.com>
>To: "clamav-users at lists.clamav.net" <clamav-users at lists.clamav.net>
>Subject: [clamav-users] RHEL 6 Clam AV Installation
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>Hello,
>
>I'm trying to install your product on a RHEL 6.9 PC. Your documentation refers to the yum repository as a source of the RPM file, however yum replies that the RPMs do not exist for the following packages:
>
>
>1) Epel-release
>
>2) Clamav
>
>Any assistance on this installation is appreciated.
>
>Regards
>Jason
>
>
>
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>
>Message: 2
>Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 19:35:17 +0000
>From: "Thomas McCourt (tmccourt)" <tmccourt at cisco.com>
>To: ClamAV users ML <clamav-users at lists.clamav.net>
>Subject: Re: [clamav-users] RHEL 6 Clam AV Installation
>Message-ID: <7DE5892F-0F35-48A3-A5FE-2A7ECDBB0B0B at cisco.com>
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>Hello Jason,
>
>Using Yum, I can do the following command and download both Epel-release and clamav. This of course, downloads 99.2 (not the beta version).
>
>yum install -y epel-release
>yum install -y clamav
>
>
>Duck]# yum install -y epel-release
>Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security Setting up Install Process Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
> * base: distro.ibiblio.org
> * extras: mirror.umd.edu
> * updates: mirror.cs.vt.edu
>Resolving Dependencies
>--> Running transaction check
>---> Package epel-release.noarch 0:6-8 will be installed
>--> Finished Dependency Resolution
>
>Dependencies Resolved
>
>================================================================================
> Package Arch Version Repository Size
>================================================================================
>Installing:
> epel-release noarch 6-8 extras 14 k
>
>Transaction Summary
>================================================================================
>Install 1 Package(s)
>
>Total download size: 14 k
>Installed size: 22 k
>Downloading Packages:
>epel-release-6-8.noarch.rpm | 14 kB 00:00
>Running rpm_check_debug
>Running Transaction Test
>Transaction Test Succeeded
>Running Transaction
> Installing : epel-release-6-8.noarch 1/1
> Verifying : epel-release-6-8.noarch 1/1
>
>Installed:
> epel-release.noarch 0:6-8
>
>
>
>
>
>
>I am wondering if it is because you capitalized the ?E? in epel-release. Try it by lowercasing it, to see if it works.
>Double checking- capitalizing the ?e? in epel-release finds no results.
>
>
>Thank you,
>
>
>Tom McCourt
>
>
>
>
>
>On 11/14/17, 2:07 PM, "clamav-users on behalf of Walker, Jason T" <clamav-users-bounces at lists.clamav.net on behalf of Jason.Walker at gd-ms.com> wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I'm trying to install your product on a RHEL 6.9 PC. Your documentation refers to the yum repository as a source of the RPM file, however yum replies that the RPMs do not exist for the following packages:
>>
>>
>>1) Epel-release
>>
>>2) Clamav
>>
>>Any assistance on this installation is appreciated.
>>
>>Regards
>>Jason
>>
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>Message: 3
>Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2017 20:37:02 +0100
>From: Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net>
>To: clamav-users at lists.clamav.net
>Subject: Re: [clamav-users] RHEL 6 Clam AV Installation
>Message-ID: <b6805a3a-720a-33ba-5bf4-a6d5ba042bbc at thelounge.net>
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>Am 14.11.2017 um 20:07 schrieb Walker, Jason T:
>> I'm trying to install your product on a RHEL 6.9 PC. Your documentation refers to the yum repository as a source of the RPM file, however yum replies that the RPMs do not exist for the following packages:
>>
>>
>> 1) Epel-release
>>
>> 2) Clamav
>>
>> Any assistance on this installation is appreciated
>
>you hardly can install a yum repo itself via yum and hence here you go:
>https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL - however, why installing RHEL6 in 2017?
>
>
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>Message: 4
>Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 01:14:00 -0800
>From: Al Varnell <alvarnell at mac.com>
>To: ClamAV users ML <clamav-users at lists.clamav.net>
>Subject: Re: [clamav-users] password protected encrypted .docx files
>Message-ID: <96CDEEB0-6975-4A45-951E-180336B159A5 at mac.com>
>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
>On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 07:45 AM, Mark Foley wrote:
>> I found this older message in the archives. I'm receiving a lot of
>> fake "Invoice" messages with attached encrypted .doc files that run VB
>> scripts and execute .exe files.
>>
>> I'd like to block encrypted Word documents. Interestingly, as Reindl
>> Harald says, ".docx files *are* zip files", but lately I've been
>> getting .doc files which are really .docx file. KDE Dolphin isn't
>> deceived and opens the attachment as an archive, but Word in WIN7 goes
>> ahead and opens it as a document. If I rename the document to .docx,
>> then Dolphin opens it in LibreOffice.
>>
>> So, will ArchiveblockEncrypted work on .doc files too? I.e. is clamav
>> smart enough to look beyond the extension?
>
>In general, yes, clamAV doesn't pay attention to extensions and looks for document signatures that are usually at the top of a file to determine file type. That being said, I can't confirm exactly how it handles .doc and .docx files.
>
>-Al-
>
>> Will ArchiveblockEncrypted block *ALL* encrypted archives including zip?
>>
>> Finally, Dino Edwards wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, it is - you can turn ArchiveBlockEncrypted off in clamd.conf
>>> (it's off by default)
>>
>> Is that a typeo? Did he mean "you can turn ArchiveBlockEncrypted on in
>> clamd.conf"? Seems like turning this "off" would NOT block encrypted files.
>>
>> THX --Mark
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>> Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2017 21:19:47 +0200
>>> From: Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net
>>> <mailto:h.reindl at thelounge.net>>
>>>
>>> technically .docx *are* zip files
>>>
>>> Am 05.04.2017 um 21:08 schrieb Dino Edwards:
>>>> Didn't realize the ArchiveblockEncrypted included MS Word files. I
>>>> thought it would be for password protected zip rar and such
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: clamav-users [mailto:clamav-users-bounces at lists.clamav.net
>>>> <mailto:clamav-users-bounces at lists.clamav.net>] On Behalf Of Benny
>>>> Pedersen
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 5, 2017 11:22 AM
>>>> To: clamav-users at lists.clamav.net
>>>> <mailto:clamav-users at lists.clamav.net>
>>>> Subject: Re: [clamav-users] password protected encrypted .docx files
>>>>
>>>> Dino Edwards skrev den 2017-04-05 16:48:
>>>>> Any way to get clamav to block password protected Microsoft word files?
>>>>
>>>> Yes, it is - you can turn ArchiveBlockEncrypted off in clamd.conf
>>>> (it's off by default)
>>>>
>>>> if not working pastebin your clamconf (clamav section only)
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>Message: 5
>Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 11:56:27 -0500
>From: Mark Foley <mfoley at novatec-inc.com>
>To: clamav-users at lists.clamav.net
>Subject: Re: [clamav-users] password protected encrypted .docx files
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>On Wed 15 Nov 2017 01:14:00 -0800 Al Varnell <alvarnell at mac.com> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, Nov 14, 2017 at 07:45 AM, Mark Foley wrote:
>>> I found this older message in the archives. I'm receiving a lot of
>>> fake "Invoice" messages with attached encrypted .doc files that run
>>> VB scripts and execute .exe files.
>>>
>>> I'd like to block encrypted Word documents. Interestingly, as Reindl
>>> Harald says, ".docx files *are* zip files", but lately I've been
>>> getting .doc files which are really .docx file. KDE Dolphin isn't
>>> deceived and opens the attachment as an archive, but Word in WIN7
>>> goes ahead and opens it as a document. If I rename the document to
>>> .docx, then Dolphin opens it in LibreOffice.
>>>
>>> So, will ArchiveblockEncrypted work on .doc files too? I.e. is clamav
>>> smart enough to look beyond the extension?
>>
>> In general, yes, clamAV doesn't pay attention to extensions and looks for document signatures that are usually at the top of a file to determine file type. That being said, I can't confirm exactly how it handles .doc and .docx files.
>>
>
>Thanks Al. I'll turn this on and experiment. I'll post back my findings.
>
>Does anyone have exerience with this?
>
>>-Al-
>>
>>> Will ArchiveblockEncrypted block *ALL* encrypted archives including zip?
>>>
>>> Finally, Dino Edwards wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes, it is - you can turn ArchiveBlockEncrypted off in clamd.conf
>>>> (it's off by default)
>>>
>>> Is that a typeo? Did he mean "you can turn ArchiveBlockEncrypted on
>>> in clamd.conf"? Seems like turning this "off" would NOT block encrypted files.
>>>
>>> THX --Mark
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2017 21:19:47 +0200
>>>> From: Reindl Harald <h.reindl at thelounge.net
>>>> <mailto:h.reindl at thelounge.net>>
>>>>
>>>> technically .docx *are* zip files
>>>>
>>>> Am 05.04.2017 um 21:08 schrieb Dino Edwards:
>>>>> Didn't realize the ArchiveblockEncrypted included MS Word files. I
>>>>> thought it would be for password protected zip rar and such
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: clamav-users [mailto:clamav-users-bounces at lists.clamav.net
>>>>> <mailto:clamav-users-bounces at lists.clamav.net>] On Behalf Of Benny
>>>>> Pedersen
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 5, 2017 11:22 AM
>>>>> To: clamav-users at lists.clamav.net
>>>>> <mailto:clamav-users at lists.clamav.net>
>>>>> Subject: Re: [clamav-users] password protected encrypted .docx
>>>>> files
>>>>>
>>>>> Dino Edwards skrev den 2017-04-05 16:48:
>>>>>> Any way to get clamav to block password protected Microsoft word files?
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, it is - you can turn ArchiveBlockEncrypted off in clamd.conf
>>>>> (it's off by default)
>>>>>
>>>>> if not working pastebin your clamconf (clamav section only)
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