[clamav-users] CLAMAV 0.99.2 question about last valid definition

[Joel Esler (jesler)]

Agreed. You need to upgrade the engine. 

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> On Feb 26, 2020, at 10:12, Arjen de Korte via clamav-users <clamav-users at lists.clamav.net> wrote:
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> Citeren 99r c via clamav-users <clamav-users at lists.clamav.net>:
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>> I am in a situation (just started working here last month) where I have an install of a few RHEL 5.5 machines that are an embedded (and on a non internet connected network) and are scheduled for replacement, the clamav on these machines
>> is 0.99.2 and the current definitions fail so my question is:
>> 
>> what would be the last definition date that would work with this clamav 0.99.2
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> None at all. You shouldn't be running a four year old virus scanner with known security problems:
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> https://www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-8871/product_id-15657/version_id-218257/Clamav-Clamav-0.99.2.html
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> You can't trust whatever you throwing at the virus scanner not to abuse any of these issues. If you really need to keep these systems up, unplug them from the network and remove all possibilities to read removable media (you don't need a virus scanner anymore in that case).
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