[clamav-users] Does ClamAV scan attachments embedded in .msg files

Eric Tykwinski eric-list at truenet.com
Fri Jan 14 15:35:42 UTC 2022


Andreas,

 

It’s in the man pages for clamscan, and clamd.conf

 

#man clamscan:

       --scan-mail[=yes(*)/no]

              Scan mail files. If you turn off this option, the original files will still  be  scanned,  but  without

              parsing individual messages/attachments.

 

#man clamd.conf:

       ScanMail BOOL

              Enable scanning of mail files.

              If you turn off this option, the original files will still be  scanned,  but  without  parsing

              individual messages/attachments.

              Default: yes

 

So by default it will scan mail and decode attachments.

 

Sincerely,

 

Eric Tykwinski

TrueNet, Inc.

P: 610-429-8300

 

From: clamav-users <clamav-users-bounces at lists.clamav.net> On Behalf Of Andreas Wittig
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2022 6:17 AM
To: clamav-users at lists.clamav.net
Subject: [clamav-users] Does ClamAV scan attachments embedded in .msg files

 

Dear ClamAV community,

 

I'd like to know, whether ClamAV scans attachments embedded in .msg <http://.msg>  files. I could not find an answer to this question in the documentation or FAQ. Please help. 

 

Also, I'd be interested to learn where to find that information in the source code to avoid future questions.

 

Thanks,

Andreas

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