diff -ruN ../clamav-0.96.2-orig/clamd/clamuko.c ./clamd/clamuko.c
--- ../clamav-0.96.2-orig/clamd/clamuko.c	2010-07-30 14:25:16.000000000 +0200
+++ ./clamd/clamuko.c	2010-09-09 13:53:42.000000000 +0200
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@
 	struct stat sb;
 	char virhash[33];
 	unsigned int virsize;
+	int ignore_superuser;
+	char procdir[20];
 
 
     clamuko_scanning = 0;
@@ -171,6 +173,12 @@
 
     extinfo = optget(tharg->opts, "ExtendedDetectionInfo")->enabled;
 
+    ignore_superuser = optget(tharg->opts, "ClamukoIgnoreSuperuser")->enabled;
+    if(ignore_superuser)
+	logg("Clamuko: Ignoring files opened by the superuser (root).\n");
+    else
+	logg("Clamuko: Not ignoring files opened by the superuser (root).\n");
+
     while(1) {
 
 	if(dazukoGetAccess(&acc) == 0) {
@@ -185,6 +193,13 @@
 		}
 	    }
 
+ 	    /* if requested, don't scan any files opened by a process run as root */
+	    if (scan && ignore_superuser
+		&& (snprintf(procdir, sizeof(procdir), "/proc/%u", acc->pid) > 0)
+		&& (stat(procdir, &sb) == 0)
+		&& (sb.st_uid == 0))
+		    scan = 0;
+
 	    if(scan && cli_scanfile_stats(acc->filename, &virname, virhash, &virsize, NULL, tharg->engine, tharg->options) == CL_VIRUS) {
 		if(extinfo && virsize)
 		    logg("Clamuko: %s: %s(%s:%u) FOUND\n", acc->filename, virname, virhash, virsize);
diff -ruN ../clamav-0.96.2-orig/clamd/clamukofs.c ./clamd/clamukofs.c
--- ../clamav-0.96.2-orig/clamd/clamukofs.c	2010-07-30 14:25:16.000000000 +0200
+++ ./clamd/clamukofs.c	2010-09-09 13:49:41.000000000 +0200
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@
 	int skip_scan = 0, extinfo;
 	const char *virname;
 	char filename[4096], virhash[33];
+	int ignore_superuser;
+	char procdir[20];
 
     /* ignore all signals */
     sigfillset(&sigset);
@@ -133,6 +135,12 @@
 
     extinfo = optget(tharg->opts, "ExtendedDetectionInfo")->enabled;
 
+    ignore_superuser = optget(tharg->opts, "ClamukoIgnoreSuperuser")->enabled;
+    if(ignore_superuser)
+	logg("Clamuko: Ignoring files opened by the superuser (root).\n");
+    else
+	logg("Clamuko: Not ignoring files opened by the superuser (root).\n");
+
     while(1) {
 	if(dazukofs_get_access(scan_hndl, &acc)) {
 	    if(!shutdown_hndl)
@@ -151,6 +159,13 @@
 	    }
 	}
 
+	/* if requested, don't scan any files opened by a process run as root */
+	if (!skip_scan && ignore_superuser
+		&& (snprintf(procdir, sizeof(procdir), "/proc/%u", acc.pid) > 0)
+		&& (stat(procdir, &sb) == 0)
+		&& (sb.st_uid == 0))
+			skip_scan = 1;
+
 	if(skip_scan) {
 	    acc.deny = 0;
 	    /* reset skip flag */
diff -ruN ../clamav-0.96.2-orig/docs/man/clamd.conf.5.in ./docs/man/clamd.conf.5.in
--- ../clamav-0.96.2-orig/docs/man/clamd.conf.5.in	2010-07-30 14:25:16.000000000 +0200
+++ ./docs/man/clamd.conf.5.in	2010-09-09 13:44:37.000000000 +0200
@@ -461,6 +461,11 @@
 Ignore files larger than SIZE.
 .br 
 Default: 5M
+.TP
+\fBClamukoIgnoreSuperuser BOOL\fR
+Ignore (do not scan) files that are opened by a process running as the superuser (root).
+.br 
+Default: no
 .SH "NOTES"
 .LP 
 All options expressing a size are limited to max 4GB. Values in excess will be resetted to the maximum.
diff -ruN ../clamav-0.96.2-orig/etc/clamd.conf ./etc/clamd.conf
--- ../clamav-0.96.2-orig/etc/clamd.conf	2010-07-30 14:25:16.000000000 +0200
+++ ./etc/clamd.conf	2010-09-09 13:44:37.000000000 +0200
@@ -454,6 +454,11 @@
 # Default: disabled
 #ClamukoExcludePath /home/bofh
 
+# Ignore (do not scan) files opened by processes running as the superuser (root).
+# This lets root copy infected files, move them to a different partition, etc.
+# Default: no
+#ClamukoIgnoreSuperuser yes
+
 # With this option enabled ClamAV will load bytecode from the database. 
 # It is highly recommended you keep this option on, otherwise you'll miss detections for many new viruses.
 # Default: yes
diff -ruN ../clamav-0.96.2-orig/shared/optparser.c ./shared/optparser.c
--- ../clamav-0.96.2-orig/shared/optparser.c	2010-08-03 10:43:30.000000000 +0200
+++ ./shared/optparser.c	2010-09-09 13:44:37.000000000 +0200
@@ -328,6 +328,8 @@
 
     { "ClamukoMaxFileSize", NULL, 0, TYPE_SIZE, MATCH_SIZE, 5242880, NULL, 0, OPT_CLAMD, "Files larger than this value will not be scanned.", "5M" },
 
+    { "ClamukoIgnoreSuperuser", NULL, 0, TYPE_BOOL, MATCH_BOOL, -1, NULL, 0, OPT_CLAMD, "Ignore (do not scan) files opened by processes run as root.", "no" },
+
     /* FIXME: mark these as private and don't output into clamd.conf/man */
     { "DevACOnly", "dev-ac-only", 0, TYPE_BOOL, MATCH_BOOL, -1, NULL, FLAG_HIDDEN, OPT_CLAMD | OPT_CLAMSCAN, "", "" },