clamtk shows 0 virus signatures

go to the help tab click it , then click about . there is a link to a web site there click it . when your there click debian/ubuntu download save to downloads .then close everything . open the download files install with gdebi installer. then close out it and check your clamth install . should fix everything .

Greg,

I followed directions, all is ok but for an outdated antivirus engine.  Version is the same as reported before.  Additionally, quick home scan shows no files scanned, it is finished in less than a second, but it does work in (Home) recursive.  AV signatures current as of 6/7/2010.  I show 1,128 files scanned (fresh install of os) in a little over four minutes.

Thanks for the help.

The reason for the av is to ensure clean files when those files are transferred to a Windows system with no internet access.

steveh

 steve h

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Date: Monday, June 7, 2010, 9:58 AM

Your question #113757 on clamtk in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamtk/+question/113757

    Status: Open => Answered

greg proposed the following answer:
go to the help tab click it , then click about . there is a link to a
web site there click it . when your there click  debian/ubuntu download
save to downloads .then close everything . open the download files
install with gdebi installer. then close out it and check your clamth
install . should fix everything .

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you need to redo what i sad befor . when it tells you you have an older version installed ,tell it to go on and install the new one it will update the virius engine .. i have done it several times .

Greg,

I have done this twice now.  Both times I got the same result - av engine is the old one.  What am I doing wrong?

BTW, one definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, and still expecting different results.

steveh

 steve h

--- On Mon, 6/7/10, greg <email address hidden> wrote:

From: greg <email address hidden>
Subject: Re: [Question #113757]: clamtk shows 0 virus signatures
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Date: Monday, June 7, 2010, 4:39 PM

Your question #113757 on clamtk in ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/clamtk/+question/113757

    Status: Open => Answered

greg proposed the following answer:
you need to redo what i sad befor . when it tells you you have an older
version installed ,tell it to go on and install the new one it will
update the virius engine .. i have done it  several times .

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do you still have the download in your download files ? if so go to software center and remove virus scanner . then reinstall with the downloaded one .

now open clamth go to the advance click it click rerun av setup click single user then save then quit . next go to advance -preference scanning preference , check the ones you want . restart clamth see what it says now .

Greg,

I have been busy since the seventh. Going to Advanced, clicking new preferences, saving, and restarting does not make any difference. Neither does uninstalling the old version and installing the new version in it's place. Single user is what this computer is, so that has been checked since the beginning. It was my understanding that the new was to be installed over the old as an upgrade, but still the old obsolete virus engine remains. I do not see a checkbox for the av engine in Help, Check for updates, but do see virus def updates and GUI version updates.

Something is missing here.

steveh

 what version of ubuntu bare you running ?

Greg,

Greg,

Running 8.04.4 LTS with last update applied re adobe flash update on Thursday. This is a fresh install as of June 1. I am not yet running 10.04 although I have tried it and installed it on another machine.

Thanks.

Pardon the entry above. I somehow sent that while typing.

steveh

Greg,

Yeah, I figured that. 8.04.4 LTS is getting long in the tooth, and I am sure development of clam av is no longer focused on 8.04.4. Ergo, the obsolete av engine. IF I could, I would run 10.04 on a HP VLi vectra tower, PIII 600 MHz, 512 RAM, ATI Radeon 9250 256 MB, but live CD boots and goes to desktop. Only thing is, the desktop never shows up, and the screen remains dark. I'm thinking 10.04 does not support this video card?

Thanks for the help. I will run the av just as it is.

steveh

your video card is fine the processor is too small need 1 ghz at least . there are linux operating systems that will run on your system . just got to look for them.
 wish i could have helped more .

Greg,

Thanks. You really did help.

steveh

Thanks greg, that solved my question.