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

[Joel Esler (jesler)]

You’re just giving your lookup to someone else.  

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> On Jul 9, 2020, at 14:11, Richard Graham via clamav-users <clamav-users at lists.clamav.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Or for more advertised privacy:
> 
> curl -H 'accept: application/dns-json' 'https://mozilla.cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query?name=current.cvd.clamav.net&type=AAAA'
> 
>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 7:58 PM Richard Graham <rickhg12hs at gmail.com> wrote:
>> There are several DOH severs.
>> 
>> You could also try:
>> 
>> curl -H 'accept: application/dns-json' 'https://dns.google.com/resolve?name=current.cvd.clamav.net&type=A'
>> 
>> ... or even just:
>> 
>> curl 'https://dns.google.com/resolve?name=current.cvd.clamav.net&type=A'
>> 
>>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2020 at 3:51 PM Eric Tykwinski <eric-list at truenet.com> wrote:
>>> 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
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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