[clamav-users] main.cvd update schedule

[Noel Jones]

On 12/21/2021 11:58 AM, Vu, Hong-Duc V. via clamav-users wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> How often does the main.cvd file get updated? According to this old 
> post they have seven changes in two years.
> 
> https://lists.clamav.net/pipermail/clamav-users/2014-September/000916.html 
> <https://lists.clamav.net/pipermail/clamav-users/2014-September/000916.html>

That's very old information. There is no schedule I'm aware of, and 
recent updates have been many many months apart.

> 
> This will help me troubleshoot any issues with my freshclam 
> configuration if the file isn’t getting updated in a reasonable time 
> frame.

I wouldn't bother monitoring the main.cvd since the time frame is 
months and there is no schedule. I think daily is updated once a day 
currently (usually). If daily is more than a few days old you should 
investigate.

It might be more productive to monitor the freshclam log for errors.



   -- Noel Jones