Virus scan in Cpanel

[Wallaby]

On one of our servers, with clamavconnector installed, when using the virus scan icon in CPanel the screen just says "loading ..." and never completes the scan.

Background: this server had Mailscanner on, which I uninstalled before installing clamavconnector. I've verified that email is being virus scanned OK by using the eicar test site and doing a tail on the exim logfile. So I know that ClamAv is working OK. It's just the CPanel scan that is not working. Cpanel is 9.9.9-RELEASE 70.

Anyone got any ideas? Cheers.

[kacsa]

Hello,

you modify LocalSocket entry in /etc/clamd.conf to: LocalSocket /var/clamd then restart clamd.

Sorry my english

[Wallaby]

My clamav.conf had that entry already.

What is the correct command(s) to reatart clamd?

[kacsa]

clamav.conf not equal clamd.conf!!!!

The restart command the following: /etc/init.d/exim restart

[Wallaby]

Magic, thanks very much, that did the trick!

Hope you don't mind me just clarifying the info for the benefit of others reading this thread in future:

Problem: After uninstalling mailscanner and installing clamavconnector, mail is virus scanned but cpanel's virus scanning of files does not work.

Solution:

1. Edit /etc/clamav.conf:

pico /etc/clamav.conf

2. Look for the line

LocalSocket xxx

where

xxx

might be

/tmp/clamd

3. Change the line to:

LocalSocket /var/clamd

4. Save the file

5. Restart exim (which will also restart clamd) using:

/etc/init.d/exim restart

[kacsa]

The process following:

Edit /etc/clamd.conf (NOT clamav.conf):
Code:
pico /etc/clamd.conf
2. Look for the line
Code:
LocalSocket xxx
3. Change the line to:
Code:
LocalSocket /var/clamd
4. Save the file

5. Restart exim (which will also restart clamd) using:
Code:
/etc/init.d/exim restart

[Wallaby]

It was editing clamav.conf that did the trick for me.

[Elliot]

good post, editing clamav.conf did the trick

[MianoVision]

I edited the clamav.conf file and restarted exim, and voila. Worked like a charm. Thanks for the assist!

[ispro]

Guys, first of all I need to tell you that in the case you have installed cPanel ClamAV connector you need just SINGLE file - /etc/clamd.conf !

E.g. for Virus Scan to work you need to REMOVE /etc/clamav.conf - it is not used by cPanel in any way.

We have tested this on all servers of us and know what we are talking about.

[oulzac]

I am having this same issue, scanning in cpanel is not longer working, but the clamd file is set exactly the way it should be, so that is not a solution. Anyone else ever have this issue and was able to actually fix it?