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List:       clamav-users
Subject:    Re: [Clamav-users] what does it scan
From:       Steven Stern <subscribed-lists () sterndata ! com>
Date:       2008-02-21 16:25:01
Message-ID: 47BDA5DD.4060200 () sterndata ! com
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Jim Shupert, Jr. wrote:
> Friends,
> 
> I have ClamAV running on a RedHat es3 server that is used for file sharing ( with windows machines )
> and FTP. My location of share & ftp dir is on a second drive [ mnt/data ]
> So I am thinking that is where ...trouble would come through the door....
> 
> My question is : Is Clam AV scanning that location ? Is it scanning all the time?
> I have experience with ClamAVx on a Mac where you have to tell it what to scan.
> And I have experience ( bad )  with  Norton Anti Virus where you can see processes running.
> 
> so - what is being scanned?  when? do i need to config something.
> I , of course , have edited the clamd.conf - but I do not see a where you declare what gets scanned.
> 
> thanks!
> 

It scans what you tell it to scan, when you tell it to scan. Have you 
set up a cron job for clamscan or clamdscan for this?

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