Re: clamav-users Digest, Vol 258, Issue 1

Newcomer01 via clamav-users <[email protected]> Wed, 20 May 2026 15:58:25 +0000
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bugzilla.clamav.net <http://bugzilla.clamav.net> returns a timeout at present, maybe a issue ticket
https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav/issues on github ist the better place?
No current.cvd.clamav.net itself isn't down, i got every day my updates from there
> Wed May 20 14:33:33 2026 -> --------------------------------------
> Wed May 20 14:33:33 2026 -> daily database available for download (remote version: 28006)
> Wed May 20 14:33:46 2026 -> daily.cvd updated (version: 28006, sigs: 355458, f-level: 90, builder: svc.clamav-publisher)
> Wed May 20 14:33:46 2026 -> main database available for download (remote version: 63)
> Wed May 20 14:34:08 2026 -> main.cvd updated (version: 63, sigs: 3287027, f-level: 90, builder: tomjudge)
> Wed May 20 14:34:08 2026 -> bytecode database available for download (remote version: 339)
> Wed May 20 14:34:10 2026 -> bytecode.cvd updated (version: 339, sigs: 80, f-level: 90, builder: nrandolp)
> Wed May 20 15:00:02 2026 -> --------------------------------------
> Wed May 20 15:00:02 2026 -> daily.cvd database is up-to-date (version: 28006, sigs: 355458, f-level: 90, builder:
> svc.clamav-publisher)
> Wed May 20 15:00:02 2026 -> main.cvd database is up-to-date (version: 63, sigs: 3287027, f-level: 90, builder: tomjudge)
> Wed May 20 15:00:02 2026 -> bytecode.cvd database is up-to-date (version: 339, sigs: 80, f-level: 90, builder: nrandolp)
> Wed May 20 16:00:02 2026 -> --------------------------------------
> Wed May 20 16:00:02 2026 -> daily.cvd database is up-to-date (version: 28006, sigs: 355458, f-level: 90, builder:
> svc.clamav-publisher)
> Wed May 20 16:00:02 2026 -> main.cvd database is up-to-date (version: 63, sigs: 3287027, f-level: 90, builder: tomjudge)
> Wed May 20 16:00:02 2026 -> bytecode.cvd database is up-to-date (version: 339, sigs: 80, f-level: 90, builder: nrandolp)
> Wed May 20 17:00:02 2026 -> --------------------------------------
> Wed May 20 17:00:02 2026 -> daily.cvd database is up-to-date (version: 28006, sigs: 355458, f-level: 90, builder:
> svc.clamav-publisher)
> Wed May 20 17:00:02 2026 -> main.cvd database is up-to-date (version: 63, sigs: 3287027, f-level: 90, builder: tomjudge)
> Wed May 20 17:00:02 2026 -> bytecode.cvd database is up-to-date (version: 339, sigs: 80, f-level: 90, builder: nrandolp)


Von / From: 	clamav-users ML <mailto:[email protected]>
An / To: 	Newcomer01 <mailto:[email protected]>
CC / CC: 	DWCC Computers <mailto:[email protected]>
Gesendet / Sent: 	Mittwoch, Mai 20, 2026 um 04:00 (at 04:00 AM) +0200
Betreff / Subject: 	Re: [clamav-users] clamav-users Digest, Vol 258, Issue 1

> Hi Steve,
>
> The error is:
>
> Your network is explicitly denied by the fresh clam CDN.
> In order to rectify this please check that you are:
> a. Running an up-to-date version of fresh clam
> b. Running fresh clam no more than once an hour
> c. If you have checked a and b, please open a ticket at bugzilla.clamav.net <http://bugzilla.clamav.net> under the
> mirrors component and we will investigate while your network is blocked.
> ERROR: Database uptech process failed: forbidden, blocked by CDN.
> ERROR: Update failed.
>
> Seems to me last time I checked clamav.net <http://clamav.net>, that URL was down completely, or bugzilla was down at
> least.
>
> So how do I fix that CDN error which is prohibiting downloads?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
> ---
>
>
> On Tue, May 12, 2026, 08:04 <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>     ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>     Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 22:09:09 -0400
>     Subject: [clamav-users] Help with ClamWin AV Definitions
>     Hello,
>
>     I have seen postings on various places about ClamWin Antivirus definitions not working lately. It looks to me like
>     a certificate that was set up to allow Windoze permissions to access the database on some Linux Server has expired
>     as of last year, and therefore, definitions do not automatically (or manually) download. I am feeling very
>     computer illiterate at this point, but I am sure some of you have a solution for how an old Windows user can get
>     their machines to update the Clamwin Antivirus definitions either manually or automatically.
>
>     I used to write to one of the ClamWin administrators "Alex" when I needed help, but with most of the ClamWin stuff
>     on Sourceforge taken down, he is no longer reachable either.
>
>     Can someone please tell me in precise detail how to update the virus definitions on a dozen different Windows
>     computers of various ages (Win98SE thru Win 11). A complete list of steps please. Do I need a local Linux server
>     to do this, or can I just pull them off of a server already existing by changing some local settings?
>
>     Thanks in advance for your help!
>
>     Dave
>
>     ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>     From: Steve Basford <[email protected]>
>
>
>     On 12 May 2026 03:10:19 DWCC Computers via clamav-users <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>     Hello,
>>
>>     I have seen postings on various places about ClamWin Antivirus definitions not working lately. It looks to me
>>     like a certificate that was set up to allow Windoze permissions to access the database on some Linux Server has
>>     expired as of last year, and therefore, definitions do not automatically (or manually) download. I am feeling
>>     very computer illiterate at this point, but I am sure some of you have a solution for how an old Windows user can
>>     get their machines to update the Clamwin Antivirus definitions either manually or automatically.
>>
>
>     ClamWin probably uses an outdated engine.
>
>     You maybe able to use their updated engine from here....
>
>     https://oss.netfarm.it/clamav/
>
>     eg. clamav-1.5.2-legacy-x64.7z
>
>     "You can use updated version of clamav binaries with ClamWin, download 32bit version, extract and replace all
>     files in ClamWin bin directory, you also need to replace clamwin.zip in the ClamWin lib folder with this one."
>
>     Obviously this doesn't use the official engine so you'll probably need to get more help here...
>
>     https://forums.clamwin.com/
>
>     Cheers,
>
>     Steve
>     Sanesecurity
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
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>
>
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    <div id="smartTemplate4-template" data-smarttemplate-hash="47148ae4"><a
        href="http://bugzilla.clamav.net">bugzilla.clamav.net</a> returns
      a timeout at present, maybe a issue ticket
      <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav/issues">https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav/issues</a> on github ist the
      better place?<br>
      No current.cvd.clamav.net itself isn't down, i got every day my
      updates from there<br>
      <blockquote type="cite">Wed May 20 14:33:33 2026 -&gt;
        --------------------------------------<br>
        Wed May 20 14:33:33 2026 -&gt; daily database available for
        download (remote version: 28006)<br>
        Wed May 20 14:33:46 2026 -&gt; daily.cvd updated (version:
        28006, sigs: 355458, f-level: 90, builder: svc.clamav-publisher)<br>
        Wed May 20 14:33:46 2026 -&gt; main database available for
        download (remote version: 63)<br>
        Wed May 20 14:34:08 2026 -&gt; main.cvd updated (version: 63,
        sigs: 3287027, f-level: 90, builder: tomjudge)<br>
        Wed May 20 14:34:08 2026 -&gt; bytecode database available for
        download (remote version: 339)<br>
        Wed May 20 14:34:10 2026 -&gt; bytecode.cvd updated (version:
        339, sigs: 80, f-level: 90, builder: nrandolp)<br>
        Wed May 20 15:00:02 2026 -&gt;
        --------------------------------------<br>
        Wed May 20 15:00:02 2026 -&gt; daily.cvd database is up-to-date
        (version: 28006, sigs: 355458, f-level: 90, builder:
        svc.clamav-publisher)<br>
        Wed May 20 15:00:02 2026 -&gt; main.cvd database is up-to-date
        (version: 63, sigs: 3287027, f-level: 90, builder: tomjudge)<br>
        Wed May 20 15:00:02 2026 -&gt; bytecode.cvd database is
        up-to-date (version: 339, sigs: 80, f-level: 90, builder:
        nrandolp)<br>
        Wed May 20 16:00:02 2026 -&gt;
        --------------------------------------<br>
        Wed May 20 16:00:02 2026 -&gt; daily.cvd database is up-to-date
        (version: 28006, sigs: 355458, f-level: 90, builder:
        svc.clamav-publisher)<br>
        Wed May 20 16:00:02 2026 -&gt; main.cvd database is up-to-date
        (version: 63, sigs: 3287027, f-level: 90, builder: tomjudge)<br>
        Wed May 20 16:00:02 2026 -&gt; bytecode.cvd database is
        up-to-date (version: 339, sigs: 80, f-level: 90, builder:
        nrandolp)<br>
        Wed May 20 17:00:02 2026 -&gt;
        --------------------------------------<br>
        Wed May 20 17:00:02 2026 -&gt; daily.cvd database is up-to-date
        (version: 28006, sigs: 355458, f-level: 90, builder:
        svc.clamav-publisher)<br>
        Wed May 20 17:00:02 2026 -&gt; main.cvd database is up-to-date
        (version: 63, sigs: 3287027, f-level: 90, builder: tomjudge)<br>
        Wed May 20 17:00:02 2026 -&gt; bytecode.cvd database is
        up-to-date (version: 339, sigs: 80, f-level: 90, builder:
        nrandolp)</blockquote>
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                style="color: #cc0000;">Von / From:</span></td>
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                style="text-decoration: none;"
                href="mailto:[email protected]">clamav-users
                ML</a></td>
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                style="color:#cc0000;">An / To:</span></td>
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                href="mailto:[email protected]">Newcomer01</a></td>
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                style="color: #cc0000;">CC / CC:</span></td>
            <td style="vertical-align: middle;"><a
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                href="mailto:[email protected]">DWCC Computers</a></td>
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                style="color: #cc0000;">Gesendet / Sent:</span></td>
            <td style="vertical-align: middle;"> Mittwoch, Mai 20, 2026
              um 04:00 (at 04:00 AM) +0200</td>
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                style="color: #cc0000;">Betreff / Subject:</span></td>
            <td style="vertical-align: middle;">Re: [clamav-users]
              clamav-users Digest, Vol 258, Issue 1</td>
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cite="mid:CAFmLKsWk4n8gDM+LXTs1DM5EnzvL+ZXqnpE60cXoOTzBu4EbMQ@mail.gmail.com">
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      <div dir="auto">
        <div>Hi Steve,
          <div dir="auto"><br>
          </div>
          <div dir="auto">The error is:</div>
          <div dir="auto"><br>
          </div>
          <div dir="auto">Your network is explicitly denied by the fresh
            clam CDN.</div>
          <div dir="auto">In order to rectify this please check that you
            are:</div>
          <div dir="auto">a. Running an up-to-date version of fresh clam</div>
          <div dir="auto">b. Running fresh clam no more than once an
            hour</div>
          <div dir="auto">c. If you have checked a and b, please open a
            ticket at <a href="http://bugzilla.clamav.net"
              moz-do-not-send="true">bugzilla.clamav.net</a> under the
            mirrors component and we will investigate while your network
            is blocked.</div>
          <div dir="auto">ERROR: Database uptech process failed:
            forbidden, blocked by CDN.</div>
          <div dir="auto">ERROR: Update failed.</div>
          <div dir="auto"><br>
          </div>
          <div dir="auto">Seems to me last time I checked <a
              href="http://clamav.net" moz-do-not-send="true">clamav.net</a>,
            that URL was down completely, or bugzilla was down at least.</div>
          <div dir="auto"><br>
          </div>
          <div dir="auto">So how do I fix that CDN error which is
            prohibiting downloads?</div>
          <div dir="auto"><br>
          </div>
          <div dir="auto">Thanks,</div>
          <div dir="auto">Dave</div>
          <div dir="auto">---</div>
          <br>
          <br>
          <div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container">
            <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, May 12, 2026,
              08:04 &lt;<a
                href="mailto:[email protected]"
                moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email protected]</a>&gt;
              wrote:<br>
            </div>
            <blockquote class="gmail_quote"
style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
              ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
              Date: Mon, 11 May 2026 22:09:09 -0400<br>
              Subject: [clamav-users] Help with ClamWin AV Definitions<br>
              <div dir="auto">Hello,
                <div dir="auto"><br>
                </div>
                <div dir="auto">I have seen postings on various places
                  about ClamWin Antivirus definitions not working
                  lately. It looks to me like a certificate that was set
                  up to allow Windoze permissions to access the database
                  on some Linux Server has expired as of last year, and
                  therefore, definitions do not automatically (or
                  manually) download. I am feeling very computer
                  illiterate at this point, but I am sure some of you
                  have a solution for how an old Windows user can get
                  their machines to update the Clamwin Antivirus
                  definitions either manually or automatically.</div>
                <div dir="auto"><br>
                </div>
                <div dir="auto">I used to write to one of the ClamWin
                  administrators "Alex" when I needed help, but with
                  most of the ClamWin stuff on Sourceforge taken down,
                  he is no longer reachable either.</div>
                <div dir="auto"><br>
                </div>
                <div dir="auto">Can someone please tell me in precise
                  detail how to update the virus definitions on a dozen
                  different Windows computers of various ages (Win98SE
                  thru Win 11). A complete list of steps please. Do I
                  need a local Linux server to do this, or can I just
                  pull them off of a server already existing by changing
                  some local settings?</div>
                <div dir="auto"><br>
                </div>
                <div dir="auto">Thanks in advance for your help!</div>
                <div dir="auto"><br>
                </div>
                <div dir="auto">Dave</div>
              </div>
              <br>
              ---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
              From: Steve Basford &lt;<a
                href="mailto:[email protected]"
                target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" moz-do-not-send="true"
                class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email protected]</a>&gt;<br>
              <br>
              <div>
                <div dir="auto">
                  <div dir="auto"><br>
                  </div>
                  <div id="m_-5503972665658463610aqm-original"
                    style="color:black">
                    <div>
                      <div style="color:black">
                        <p
style="color:black;font-size:10pt;font-family:sans-serif;margin:8pt 0px">On
                          12 May 2026 03:10:19 DWCC Computers via
                          clamav-users &lt;<a
                            href="mailto:[email protected]"
                            target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
                            moz-do-not-send="true"
                            class="moz-txt-link-freetext">[email protected]</a>&gt;
                          wrote:</p>
                        <blockquote type="cite" class="gmail_quote"
style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.75ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(128,128,128);padding-left:0.75ex">
                          <div dir="auto">Hello,
                            <div dir="auto"><br>
                            </div>
                            <div dir="auto">I have seen postings on
                              various places about ClamWin Antivirus
                              definitions not working lately. It looks
                              to me like a certificate that was set up
                              to allow Windoze permissions to access the
                              database on some Linux Server has expired
                              as of last year, and therefore,
                              definitions do not automatically (or
                              manually) download. I am feeling very
                              computer illiterate at this point, but I
                              am sure some of you have a solution for
                              how an old Windows user can get their
                              machines to update the Clamwin Antivirus
                              definitions either manually or
                              automatically.</div>
                            <div dir="auto"><br>
                            </div>
                          </div>
                        </blockquote>
                      </div>
                    </div>
                  </div>
                  <div dir="auto"><br>
                  </div>
                  <div dir="auto">ClamWin probably uses an outdated
                    engine.</div>
                  <div dir="auto"><br>
                  </div>
                  <div dir="auto">You maybe able to use their updated
                    engine from here....</div>
                  <div dir="auto"><br>
                  </div>
                  <div dir="auto"><a
                      href="https://oss.netfarm.it/clamav/"
                      target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://oss.netfarm.it/clamav/</a></div>
                  <div dir="auto"><br>
                  </div>
                  <div dir="auto">eg. clamav-1.5.2-legacy-x64.7z</div>
                  <div dir="auto"><br>
                  </div>
                  <div dir="auto">"You can use updated version of clamav
                    binaries with ClamWin, download 32bit version,
                    extract and replace all files in ClamWin bin
                    directory, you also need to replace clamwin.zip in
                    the ClamWin lib folder with this one."</div>
                  <div dir="auto"><br>
                  </div>
                  <div dir="auto">Obviously this doesn't use the
                    official engine so you'll probably need to get more
                    help here...</div>
                  <div dir="auto"><br>
                  </div>
                  <div dir="auto"><a href="https://forums.clamwin.com/"
                      target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"
                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://forums.clamwin.com/</a></div>
                  <div dir="auto"><br>
                  </div>
                  <div id="m_-5503972665658463610aqm-signature"
                    dir="auto" style="color:black">
                    <div dir="auto">Cheers,</div>
                    <div dir="auto"><br>
                    </div>
                    <div dir="auto">Steve</div>
                    <div dir="auto">Sanesecurity</div>
                  </div>
                </div>
              </div>
              <br>
            </blockquote>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <br>
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