[clamav-users] ERROR: Malformed database

[Rejaine Monteiro]

Hi,

After the update made by freshclam this morning, clamd stopped working
and went on to give the error: ERROR: Malformed database.

I tried to remove all viurs signatures in /var/lib/clamav/* and run
freschclam again, but without success.

Any tips to solve the problem?
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[Joel Esler]

Post by Rejaine Monteiro
Hi,
After the update made by freshclam this morning, clamd stopped working
and went on to give the error: ERROR: Malformed database.
I tried to remove all viurs signatures in /var/lib/clamav/* and run
freschclam again, but without success.
Any tips to solve the problem?

You deleted all your virus databases, and you are still getting a
malformed database error?

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Manager, Threat Intelligence Team & Open Source
Talos Group
http://www.talosintel.com
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[Rejaine Monteiro]

yes, I deleted all databases .. I think the problem is the version of
this particular server, which is very old (V.96). in other servers with
version v.098 is functioning normally.

Post by Joel Esler

Post by Rejaine Monteiro
Hi,
After the update made by freshclam this morning, clamd stopped working
and went on to give the error: ERROR: Malformed database.
I tried to remove all viurs signatures in /var/lib/clamav/* and run
freschclam again, but without success.
Any tips to solve the problem?

You deleted all your virus databases, and you are still getting a
malformed database error?
--
Joel Esler
Manager, Threat Intelligence Team & Open Source
Talos Group
http://www.talosintel.com
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[Bob]

Post by Rejaine Monteiro
yes, I deleted all databases .. I think the problem is the version of
this particular server, which is very old (V.96). in other servers
with version v.098 is functioning normally.

Post by Joel Esler

Post by Rejaine Monteiro
Hi,
After the update made by freshclam this morning, clamd stopped working
and went on to give the error: ERROR: Malformed database.
I tried to remove all viurs signatures in /var/lib/clamav/* and run
freschclam again, but without success.
Any tips to solve the problem?

You deleted all your virus databases, and you are still getting a
malformed database error?

Just to chime in on this that I have seen this as well today. Older
version of ClamAV (0.96) failing with the same message. It is installed
on an older box that I maintained many moons ago and the person who
should have been doing it is asking me about it now. I am trying to
build a newer version on it but I am running into build issues. I am
not really expecting the folks at ClamAV to do much about it with the
vintage of the install but I just wanted to say that this is probably
the issue.

Steven
Steven
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[Kees Theunissen]

yes, I deleted all databases .. I think the problem is the version of this
particular server, which is very old (V.96). in other servers with version
v.098 is functioning normally.

See: http://www.clamav.net/documents/end-of-life-policy-eol

Quote from that page: "Before releasing a CVD update, we verify that it
can be correctly loaded by the latest two major releases of ClamAV and
all the minor versions released after each of them"



Regards,

Kees Theunissen.
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e-mail address: ***@differ.nl
postal address: PO Box 6336, 5600 HH, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
visitors address: De Zaale 20, 5612 AJ, Eindhoven, the Netherlands

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[Rejaine Monteiro]

exact. also I tried to install a new version on my "old box" but also
had problems when compiling .. anyway, is passing the time to update it
and I will work on that in the coming days.

Post by Rejaine Monteiro
yes, I deleted all databases .. I think the problem is the version of
this particular server, which is very old (V.96). in other servers
with version v.098 is functioning normally.

Post by Joel Esler

Post by Rejaine Monteiro
Hi,
After the update made by freshclam this morning, clamd stopped working
and went on to give the error: ERROR: Malformed database.
I tried to remove all viurs signatures in /var/lib/clamav/* and run
freschclam again, but without success.
Any tips to solve the problem?

You deleted all your virus databases, and you are still getting a
malformed database error?

Just to chime in on this that I have seen this as well today. Older
version of ClamAV (0.96) failing with the same message. It is
installed on an older box that I maintained many moons ago and the
person who should have been doing it is asking me about it now. I am
trying to build a newer version on it but I am running into build
issues. I am not really expecting the folks at ClamAV to do much
about it with the vintage of the install but I just wanted to say that
this is probably the issue.
Steven
Steven
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Rejaine da Silveira Monteiro
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[Joel Esler (jesler)]

Thank you Kees.


We no longer test against 0.96. So, it is quite possible that 0.96 doesn’t work anymore. Time to upgrade!
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Manager, Threat Intelligence Team & Open Source
Talos Group
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On Jul 13, 2016, at 2:06 PM, Kees Theunissen <***@differ.nl<mailto:***@differ.nl>> wrote:

On Wed, 13 Jul 2016, Rejaine Monteiro wrote:

yes, I deleted all databases .. I think the problem is the version of this
particular server, which is very old (V.96). in other servers with version
v.098 is functioning normally.

See: http://www.clamav.net/documents/end-of-life-policy-eol

Quote from that page: "Before releasing a CVD update, we verify that it
can be correctly loaded by the latest two major releases of ClamAV and
all the minor versions released after each of them"



Regards,

Kees Theunissen.
--
Kees Theunissen, System and network manager, Tel: [phone]
Dutch Institute For Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER)
e-mail address: ***@differ.nl<mailto:***@differ.nl>
postal address: PO Box 6336, 5600 HH, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
visitors address: De Zaale 20, 5612 AJ, Eindhoven, the Netherlands

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