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Thilo.Klein at softlogic

Mar 9, 2007, 8:07 AM

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Freshclam cdiff problem!

I'm running clamd on W2K Server. Freshclam is a scheduled task. Since the release of 0.90 I get the following error in the freshclam log file:

ClamAV update process started at Fri Mar 09 14:00:01 2007
SECURITY WARNING: NO SUPPORT FOR DIGITAL SIGNATURES
See the FAQ at http://www.clamav.net/support/faq for an explanation.
Reading CVD header (main.cvd): OK (IMS)
main.cvd is up to date (version: 42, sigs: 83951, f-level: 10, builder: tkojm)
Reading CVD header (daily.cvd): OK
Downloading daily-2775.cdiff [100]
ERROR: cdiff_apply: Premature EOF at line 5
ERROR: getpatch: Can't apply patch
WARNING: Incremental update failed, trying to download daily.cvd
Downloading daily.cvd [100]
daily.inc updated (version: 2774, sigs: 13266, f-level: 14, builder: ccordes)
Database updated (97217 signatures) from db.de.clamav.net (IP: 217.160.141.39)
Clamd successfully notified about the update.

Basically this means that incremental updates do not work anymore. The ClamAV database directory fills up with temp directories created by the update task, which are not deleted. Why does my system see an EOF character in the cdiff file or do others have the same problem?

Any help will be appreciated

Regards

Th. Klein

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bret.miller at wcg

Mar 12, 2007, 7:22 AM

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RE: Freshclam cdiff problem! [In reply to]

> I'm running clamd on W2K Server. Freshclam is a scheduled
> task. Since the release of 0.90 I get the following error in
> the freshclam log file:
>
> ClamAV update process started at Fri Mar 09 14:00:01 2007
> SECURITY WARNING: NO SUPPORT FOR DIGITAL SIGNATURES See the
> FAQ at http://www.clamav.net/support/faq for an explanation.
> Reading CVD header (main.cvd): OK (IMS) main.cvd is up to
> date (version: 42, sigs: 83951, f-level: 10, builder: tkojm)
> Reading CVD header (daily.cvd): OK Downloading daily-2775.cdiff [100]
> ERROR: cdiff_apply: Premature EOF at line 5
> ERROR: getpatch: Can't apply patch
> WARNING: Incremental update failed, trying to download
> daily.cvd Downloading daily.cvd [100] daily.inc updated
> (version: 2774, sigs: 13266, f-level: 14, builder: ccordes)
> Database updated (97217 signatures) from db.de.clamav.net
> (IP: 217.160.141.39) Clamd successfully notified about the update.
>
> Basically this means that incremental updates do not work
> anymore. The ClamAV database directory fills up with temp
> directories created by the update task, which are not
> deleted. Why does my system see an EOF character in the cdiff
> file or do others have the same problem?

Are you running the 20070305 build of ClamAV? This (the temp
directories) was happening to me until I installed that build. Then it
stopped. The CDIFF problem continues, but at least the temp directories
get removed. Actually, I'm not sure the CDIFF updates ever worked with
the Windows version of ClamAV.

Bret

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Thilo.Klein at softlogic

Mar 13, 2007, 1:33 AM

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AW: RE: Freshclam cdiff problem! [In reply to]

Where do I get the 20070305 build of ClamAV? The Website only has a link to "Program and Virus Signatures (16/2/07)".
The cdiff updates worked on the previous version (before 0.90) of ClamAV for Windows.

Further a suggestion to Nigel Horn, the developer of the windows version:
It would be nice to get the files apart from the Windows Installer msi-file, so that I simple could copy them over
and restart clamd.exe, without first saving the config files, uninstall the whole program, install the new one,
check the new options in the config files and modify them accord the changes I've made in the old ones.
This is very annoying.

Regards
Thilo

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: clamav-win32-bounces [at] lists [mailto:clamav-win32-bounces [at] lists] Im Auftrag von Bret Miller
Gesendet: Montag, 12. März 2007 15:23
An: clamav-win32 [at] lists
Betreff: [clamav-win32] RE: Freshclam cdiff problem!

> I'm running clamd on W2K Server. Freshclam is a scheduled task. Since
> the release of 0.90 I get the following error in the freshclam log
> file:
>
> ClamAV update process started at Fri Mar 09 14:00:01 2007 SECURITY
> WARNING: NO SUPPORT FOR DIGITAL SIGNATURES See the FAQ at
> http://www.clamav.net/support/faq for an explanation.
> Reading CVD header (main.cvd): OK (IMS) main.cvd is up to date
> (version: 42, sigs: 83951, f-level: 10, builder: tkojm) Reading CVD
> header (daily.cvd): OK Downloading daily-2775.cdiff [100]
> ERROR: cdiff_apply: Premature EOF at line 5
> ERROR: getpatch: Can't apply patch
> WARNING: Incremental update failed, trying to download daily.cvd
> Downloading daily.cvd [100] daily.inc updated
> (version: 2774, sigs: 13266, f-level: 14, builder: ccordes) Database
> updated (97217 signatures) from db.de.clamav.net
> (IP: 217.160.141.39) Clamd successfully notified about the update.
>
> Basically this means that incremental updates do not work anymore. The
> ClamAV database directory fills up with temp directories created by
> the update task, which are not deleted. Why does my system see an EOF
> character in the cdiff file or do others have the same problem?

Are you running the 20070305 build of ClamAV? This (the temp
directories) was happening to me until I installed that build. Then it stopped. The CDIFF problem continues, but at least the temp directories get removed. Actually, I'm not sure the CDIFF updates ever worked with the Windows version of ClamAV.

Bret

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al.melquist at renapse

Mar 13, 2007, 6:33 AM

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RE: RE: Freshclam cdiff problem! [In reply to]

Seems like Nigel is getting a big list of to-do's. As a developer myself, these requests take time and money. Nigel, have you ever thought of putting up a donation page? You know kinda like spybot does? This might help with getting more features and such into Clam......just making a out of the brain thought

-----Original Message-----
From: clamav-win32-bounces [at] lists [mailto:clamav-win32-bounces [at] lists] On Behalf Of Thilo.Klein [at] softlogic
Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 1:34 AM
To: clamav-win32 [at] lists
Subject: AW: [clamav-win32] RE: Freshclam cdiff problem!

Where do I get the 20070305 build of ClamAV? The Website only has a link to "Program and Virus Signatures (16/2/07)".
The cdiff updates worked on the previous version (before 0.90) of ClamAV for Windows.

Further a suggestion to Nigel Horn, the developer of the windows version:
It would be nice to get the files apart from the Windows Installer msi-file, so that I simple could copy them over
and restart clamd.exe, without first saving the config files, uninstall the whole program, install the new one,
check the new options in the config files and modify them accord the changes I've made in the old ones.
This is very annoying.

Regards
Thilo

-----UrsprÃ¼ngliche Nachricht-----
Von: clamav-win32-bounces [at] lists [mailto:clamav-win32-bounces [at] lists] Im Auftrag von Bret Miller
Gesendet: Montag, 12. MÃ¤rz 2007 15:23
An: clamav-win32 [at] lists
Betreff: [clamav-win32] RE: Freshclam cdiff problem!

> I'm running clamd on W2K Server. Freshclam is a scheduled task. Since
> the release of 0.90 I get the following error in the freshclam log
> file:
>
> ClamAV update process started at Fri Mar 09 14:00:01 2007 SECURITY
> WARNING: NO SUPPORT FOR DIGITAL SIGNATURES See the FAQ at
> http://www.clamav.net/support/faq for an explanation.
> Reading CVD header (main.cvd): OK (IMS) main.cvd is up to date
> (version: 42, sigs: 83951, f-level: 10, builder: tkojm) Reading CVD
> header (daily.cvd): OK Downloading daily-2775.cdiff [100]
> ERROR: cdiff_apply: Premature EOF at line 5
> ERROR: getpatch: Can't apply patch
> WARNING: Incremental update failed, trying to download daily.cvd
> Downloading daily.cvd [100] daily.inc updated
> (version: 2774, sigs: 13266, f-level: 14, builder: ccordes) Database
> updated (97217 signatures) from db.de.clamav.net
> (IP: 217.160.141.39) Clamd successfully notified about the update.
>
> Basically this means that incremental updates do not work anymore. The
> ClamAV database directory fills up with temp directories created by
> the update task, which are not deleted. Why does my system see an EOF
> character in the cdiff file or do others have the same problem?

Are you running the 20070305 build of ClamAV? This (the temp
directories) was happening to me until I installed that build. Then it stopped. The CDIFF problem continues, but at least the temp directories get removed. Actually, I'm not sure the CDIFF updates ever worked with the Windows version of ClamAV.

Bret

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njh at bandsman

Mar 13, 2007, 6:38 AM

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RE: RE: Freshclam cdiff problem! [In reply to]

> Seems like Nigel is getting a big list of to-do's. As a
> developer myself, these requests take time and money. Nigel,
> have you ever thought of putting up a donation page? You know
> kinda like spybot does? This might help with getting more
> features and such into Clam......just making a out of the brain thought

We already have a donation page at http://www.clamav.net/help-us/

-Nigel

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bret.miller at wcg

Mar 13, 2007, 7:06 AM

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RE: RE: Freshclam cdiff problem! [In reply to]

> Where do I get the 20070305 build of ClamAV? The Website only
> has a link to "Program and Virus Signatures (16/2/07)". The
> cdiff updates worked on the previous version (before 0.90) of
> ClamAV for Windows.

Nigel doesn't update the date on the ClamAV build when he updates it so
the only reason I know the build changed is because I have a neat little
perl script that checks for updates (checks the header for the timestamp
on the file, downloads if necessary and notifies me when it changes).

> Further a suggestion to Nigel Horn, the developer of the
> windows version:
> It would be nice to get the files apart from the Windows
> Installer msi-file, so that I simple could copy them over
> and restart clamd.exe, without first saving the config files,
> uninstall the whole program, install the new one,
> check the new options in the config files and modify them
> accord the changes I've made in the old ones.
> This is very annoying.

This is one of the very reasons that my service program keeps the .conf
files in its own folder and copies them to conf when it's time to start
the program. The only problem is that the format of the .conf files can
change between builds, so you can end up with an incompatible version
unless you check them every time. That's what happened to the
Tech-Protect developers. Their interface stopped working when one of the
clamuko___ options ceased to be parsed. And that's the second reason I
keep my .conf files in another folder (because Tech-Protect overwrites
the ones in the conf folder).

I have a script that uninstalls and reinstalls ClamAV. I could probably
tweak it to preserve the .conf files if there's interest. It stops
Tech-Protect (if it finds it) and my ClamAV service, uninstalls ClamAV,
reinstalls ClamAV, and restarts the service and Tech-Protect (if found).
The only interaction required is it the ClamAV uninstall prompts because
it thinks something is using it (just click ignore).

Looks like it's time for a ClamAV resource page...

Bret

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Thilo.Klein at softlogic

Mar 14, 2007, 1:39 AM

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AW: RE: Freshclam cdiff problem! [In reply to]

Meanwhile I have installed the newer version of ClamAV, although not reflected on the website, and indeed the temp directories now don't add up anymore, but as Bret Miller mentioned (Thank you Bret for help!) the cdiff-Problem remains:

ClamAV update process started at Wed Mar 14 06:00:00 2007
SECURITY WARNING: NO SUPPORT FOR DIGITAL SIGNATURES
See the FAQ at http://www.clamav.net/support/faq for an explanation.
Reading CVD header (main.cvd): OK (IMS)
main.cvd is up to date (version: 42, sigs: 83951, f-level: 10, builder: tkojm)
Reading CVD header (daily.cvd): OK
Downloading daily-2834.cdiff [100]
ERROR: cdiff_apply: Premature EOF at line 5
ERROR: getpatch: Can't apply patch
WARNING: Incremental update failed, trying to download daily.cvd
Downloading daily.cvd [100]
daily.cvd updated (version: 2836, sigs: 15322, f-level: 14, builder: ccordes)
Database updated (99273 signatures) from db.de.clamav.net (IP: 194.77.146.139)
Clamd successfully notified about the update.

Thilo

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: clamav-win32-bounces [at] lists [mailto:clamav-win32-bounces [at] lists] Im Auftrag von Bret Miller
Gesendet: Dienstag, 13. März 2007 15:06
An: clamav-win32 [at] lists
Betreff: RE: [clamav-win32] RE: Freshclam cdiff problem!

> Where do I get the 20070305 build of ClamAV? The Website only has a
> link to "Program and Virus Signatures (16/2/07)". The cdiff updates
> worked on the previous version (before 0.90) of ClamAV for Windows.

Nigel doesn't update the date on the ClamAV build when he updates it so the only reason I know the build changed is because I have a neat little perl script that checks for updates (checks the header for the timestamp on the file, downloads if necessary and notifies me when it changes).

> Further a suggestion to Nigel Horn, the developer of the windows
> version:
> It would be nice to get the files apart from the Windows Installer
> msi-file, so that I simple could copy them over and restart clamd.exe,
> without first saving the config files, uninstall the whole program,
> install the new one, check the new options in the config files and
> modify them accord the changes I've made in the old ones.
> This is very annoying.

This is one of the very reasons that my service program keeps the .conf files in its own folder and copies them to conf when it's time to start the program. The only problem is that the format of the .conf files can change between builds, so you can end up with an incompatible version unless you check them every time. That's what happened to the Tech-Protect developers. Their interface stopped working when one of the clamuko___ options ceased to be parsed. And that's the second reason I keep my .conf files in another folder (because Tech-Protect overwrites the ones in the conf folder).

I have a script that uninstalls and reinstalls ClamAV. I could probably tweak it to preserve the .conf files if there's interest. It stops Tech-Protect (if it finds it) and my ClamAV service, uninstalls ClamAV, reinstalls ClamAV, and restarts the service and Tech-Protect (if found).
The only interaction required is it the ClamAV uninstall prompts because it thinks something is using it (just click ignore).

Looks like it's time for a ClamAV resource page...

Bret

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http://lists.clamav.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/clamav-win32

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healers_rcadwelldc at tds

Apr 7, 2007, 4:20 PM

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Re: AW: RE: Freshclam cdiff problem! [In reply to]

Thio,
My sincere apologies if this is out of order but I have the same
problem with the temp files so I just am downloading the latest build
and see if that stops it. however I note that these are temp
directories some with large bin files and it is a real pain to delete
50-70 of these things each time. I asked Nigel about it and received
the brush of so as I told him, it will not happen again. I will
discontinue this list if i receive no reply wuithin 5 days and assume
that neither my input or questions are warrented. since I was told that
this wasn't a Clamwin list. Thank you in advance and may you have a
Bright Easter/Ostara/ ...
Dr. R. M. Cadwell <healers_rcadwelldc [at] tds>

Thilo.Klein [at] softlogic wrote:
> Where do I get the 20070305 build of ClamAV? The Website only has a link to "Program and Virus Signatures (16/2/07)".
> The cdiff updates worked on the previous version (before 0.90) of ClamAV for Windows.
>
> Further a suggestion to Nigel Horn, the developer of the windows version:
> It would be nice to get the files apart from the Windows Installer msi-file, so that I simple could copy them over
> and restart clamd.exe, without first saving the config files, uninstall the whole program, install the new one,
> check the new options in the config files and modify them accord the changes I've made in the old ones.
> This is very annoying.
>
> Regards
> Thilo
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: clamav-win32-bounces [at] lists [mailto:clamav-win32-bounces [at] lists] Im Auftrag von Bret Miller
> Gesendet: Montag, 12. März 2007 15:23
> An: clamav-win32 [at] lists
> Betreff: [clamav-win32] RE: Freshclam cdiff problem!
>
>> I'm running clamd on W2K Server. Freshclam is a scheduled task. Since
>> the release of 0.90 I get the following error in the freshclam log
>> file:
>>
>> ClamAV update process started at Fri Mar 09 14:00:01 2007 SECURITY
>> WARNING: NO SUPPORT FOR DIGITAL SIGNATURES See the FAQ at
>> http://www.clamav.net/support/faq for an explanation.
>> Reading CVD header (main.cvd): OK (IMS) main.cvd is up to date
>> (version: 42, sigs: 83951, f-level: 10, builder: tkojm) Reading CVD
>> header (daily.cvd): OK Downloading daily-2775.cdiff [100]
>> ERROR: cdiff_apply: Premature EOF at line 5
>> ERROR: getpatch: Can't apply patch
>> WARNING: Incremental update failed, trying to download daily.cvd
>> Downloading daily.cvd [100] daily.inc updated
>> (version: 2774, sigs: 13266, f-level: 14, builder: ccordes) Database
>> updated (97217 signatures) from db.de.clamav.net
>> (IP: 217.160.141.39) Clamd successfully notified about the update.
>>
>> Basically this means that incremental updates do not work anymore. The
>> ClamAV database directory fills up with temp directories created by
>> the update task, which are not deleted. Why does my system see an EOF
>> character in the cdiff file or do others have the same problem?
>
> Are you running the 20070305 build of ClamAV? This (the temp
> directories) was happening to me until I installed that build. Then it stopped. The CDIFF problem continues, but at least the temp directories get removed. Actually, I'm not sure the CDIFF updates ever worked with the Windows version of ClamAV.
>
> Bret
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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>
>
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>
>

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healers_rcadwelldc at tds

Apr 8, 2007, 1:23 PM

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Re: Freshclam cdiff problem! [In reply to]

Good Day:
Secondarily to your continual bouncing of my legitimate questions and
e-mail please discontinue me from your lists.
Dr. Cadwell

Dr. R. M. Cadwell wrote:
> Thio, My sincere apologies if this is out of order but I have the
> same problem with the temp files so I just am downloading the latest
> build and see if that stops it. however I note that these are temp
> directories some with large bin files and it is a real pain to
> delete 50-70 of these things each time. I asked Nigel about it and
> received the brush of so as I told him, it will not happen again. I
> will discontinue this list if i receive no reply wuithin 5 days and
> assume that neither my input or questions are warrented. since I was
> told that this wasn't a Clamwin list. Thank you in advance and may
> you have a Bright Easter/Ostara/ ... Dr. R. M. Cadwell
> <healers_rcadwelldc [at] tds>
>
> Thilo.Klein [at] softlogic wrote:
>> Where do I get the 20070305 build of ClamAV? The Website only has
>> a link to "Program and Virus Signatures (16/2/07)". The cdiff
>> updates worked on the previous version (before 0.90) of ClamAV for
>> Windows. Further a suggestion to Nigel Horn, the developer of the
>> windows version: It would be nice to get the files apart from the
>> Windows Installer msi-file, so that I simple could copy them over
>> and restart clamd.exe, without first saving the config files,
>> uninstall the whole program, install the new one, check the new
>> options in the config files and modify them accord the changes
>> I've made in the old ones. This is very annoying.
>>
>> Regards Thilo
""SNIP""
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