[clamav-users] ClamAV® blog: Are you still attempting to download safebrowsing.cvd?

[Micah Snyder (micasnyd)]

So it's actually kinda funny you should ask that.  In 0.103.2 we deprecated the SafeBrowsing option in freshclam.conf which means it will no longer add safebrowsing to the list of desired databases.  

FreshClam has two options "ExcludeDatabase" and "ExtraDatabase" for adding/removing official CVD's to the list of databases to update. In version 0.102+, FreshClam detects if you have a CVD database in your database directory that isn't in the list (eg. because you excluded it, or no longer include an "extra" database) and will remove it.  

I didn't realize that deprecating the SafeBrowsing option would cause FreshClam to remove the old safebrowsing.cld file until I read your question and the thought struck me.  I just tested it now.  I found that in 0.103.2 if you used to have safebrowsing.cld (or safebrowsing.cvd), FreshClam will automatically remove it for you. 

-Micah

> -----Original Message-----
> From: clamav-users <clamav-users-bounces at lists.clamav.net> On Behalf Of
> Matus UHLAR - fantomas
> Sent: Thursday, April 8, 2021 5:40 AM
> To: clamav-users at lists.clamav.net
> Subject: Re: [clamav-users] ClamAV® blog: Are you still attempting to
> download safebrowsing.cvd?
> 
> >Dne středa 7.  dubna 2021 19:41:34 CEST, Joel Esler (jesler) via
> >clamav-users napsal(a):
> >> > Are you still attempting to download safebrowsing.cvd?
> >> >
> >> >  It has come to our attention that a few of you (about 515,000 of
> >> > you, to  be more accurate), are still attempting to download the
> >> > safebrowsing.cvd  file from the official ClamAV mirrors.  This
> >> > tells us that these  attempted downloads are an installation of
> >> > FreshClam (a non-updated  FreshClam.conf or other script) that have
> >> > not been updated to remove the  safebrowsing database.>
> 
> On 07.04.21 21:04, Vladislav Kurz via clamav-users wrote:
> >These could be Debian users. The debian package offers to enable
> >safebrowsing.cvd, and there is no indication that it is discontinued.
> >Perhaps, if you talk to Debian Clamav maintainers, they could release
> >an update that disables this option without asking ?
> 
> it's disabled by default, but yes, that disabling it unconditionally would be
> good
> 
> The question is, if the old safebrowsing.cld has to be removed if it exists.
> 
> >Anyway I was one of those, and now disabling it everywhere...
> 
> +1
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