[clamav-users] main.cvd update schedule

[Joel Esler]

Correct.  It’s about once a quarter.  However, if you are using FreshClam or cvdupdate, (as you should be), those tools will download the correct files when the correct files need to be downloaded.



> On Dec 21, 2021, at 3:21 PM, Kris Deugau <kdeugau at vianet.ca> wrote:
> 
> 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
>> This will help me troubleshoot any issues with my freshclam configuration if the file isn’t getting updated in a reasonable time frame.
> 
> Recent updates have been "when daily.cvd gets too big", and have been announced on this list as well IIRC.  Check the list archives.
> 
> -kgd
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