[clamav-users] Unable to mirror ClamAV database

[Joel Esler]

Cvdupdate is where it’s at for what you’re trying to do.  Clammirror was one of our problems, and why we had to put a stop to it. 

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> On Feb 9, 2022, at 05:08, Roy Cohen via clamav-users <clamav-users at lists.clamav.net> wrote:
> 
> Sorry, I (wringly) assumed clammirror was a clamav provided tool hence assumed it is known.
> 
> It’s ok will follow the recommended approaches in the other mail thread.
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> On 9 Feb 2022, at 10:04, G.W. Haywood <clamav at jubileegroup.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> Hi there,
> 
>> On 9 Feb 2022, at 00:45, Roy Cohen <roy_cohen at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> This is my first post ...
> 
> Welcome. :)
> 
>> ... ClamAV 0.103.0/26063 ... mirror updates using ...
>> 
>> /usr/local/bin/clamavmirror ...
> 
> Well, you might have told us what 'clamavmirror' is, and from where
> you got it. :)
> 
>> The problem I have that the incremental updates aren’t being
>> downloaded as I’m getting 403 on any update older than 28.1.2021
>> (see example output below).
>> Any idea why is my server blocked from receiving updates please ?
> 
> You seem to have found out for yourself.  You could have done that
> first of course. :)
> 
>> On Wed, 9 Feb 2022, Roy Cohen via clamav-users wrote:
>> 
>> Amy chance clammirror is no longer a supported method to download
>> the database and I need to switch to another script as per:
>> https://www.mail-archive.com/clamav-users@lists.clamav.net/msg50017.html
> 
> For almost any reasonably big project there will be any number of what
> I like to call 'Me Too' offerings 'Out There'.  With many of them you
> will be taking big security risks.  I wouldn't touch most of them with
> a bargepole.  Things are bad enough even when you're careful.  In the
> case of ClamAV there have also been some very serious problems for the
> infrastructure caused by mindlessly or maliciously scripted downloads.
> Check out the archives of this list and the blog for more.
> 
> -- 
> 
> 73,
> Ged.
> 
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