[clamav-users] How to determine virus database version from behind proxy?

[Eric Tykwinski]

You could query using DoH:
#curl -H 'accept: application/dns-json' 'https://cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query?name=current.cvd.clamav.net&type=TXT'


> -----Original Message-----
> From: clamav-users [mailto:clamav-users-bounces at lists.clamav.net] On
> Behalf Of André Weidemann
> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2020 9:45 AM
> To: clamav-users at lists.clamav.net
> Subject: [clamav-users] How to determine virus database version from behind
> proxy?
> 
> Hi,
> 
> in my current working environment I do not have direct internet access,
> nor is it possible to query public DNS servers.
> Running a command like "host -t txt current.cvd.clamav.net" yields no
> result.
> The only way out is a proxy.
> I still would like to figure out whether or not my local database is up
> to date.
> Can I retrieve the information contained in the DNS TXT record via a
> http(s) source as well? If so, how?
> 
> Thanks a lot in advance.
> 
>   André