[clamav-users] Unable to download clamav cvd file using google cloud python function

[Joel Esler (jesler)]

On Mar 10, 2021, at 1:42 PM, Arjen de Korte via clamav-users <clamav-users at lists.clamav.net<mailto:clamav-users at lists.clamav.net>> wrote:

Citeren Paul Smith via clamav-users <clamav-users at lists.clamav.net<mailto:clamav-users at lists.clamav.net>>:

Indeed. There does seem to be a view from some people here that anyone using ClamAV should be regularly updating, monitoring this list, monitoring blogs, etc. Ordinary people just don't do that.

I wonder how many ordinary users are actually *not* using freshclam for updates. Pretty much every major distribution I know of will setup ClamAV in a way that updates are handled through freshclam. Unless you have a *really* fast internet connection, downloading the full .cvd files will be a lot slower than downloading a .cdiff and applying that. I think most ordinary users with reasonably recent ClamAV installations won't even be aware what is happening at the moment. Having said that, I agree a prominent message about the obsolescence of ClamAV < 0.100 and the current download limits is desireable.

Traffic wise?  About 80% of people aren’t using Freshclam or cvdupdate.  What that equates to in real person numbers?  I have not done that calculation.

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Joel Esler
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Cisco Talos Intelligence Group
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