I recently installed clamav, and clamav-getfiles happens to be stuck, or is a bad package. The timer just keeps going. I cannot do anything that I can think of to get rid of it, or find a good replacement. Can anyone plese help?
I'm using Natty Narwhal-Gnome Version: 2.32.1

sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up clamav-getfiles (2.0-6) ...
eicar.com md5sum mismatch, file needs downloading
curl --remote-name http://www.eicar.org/download/eicar.com
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:03:15 --:--:-- 0

I'm using Natty Narwhal-Gnome Version: 2.32.1

For future reference, you should have just edited your initial post.

That way it still would have appeared in the "Zero Reply Threads" search results.

As far as I understand your problem is with /usr/bin/update-eicar. If I understand it correctly the "clamav-getfiles" package builds a .deb file you can share and install. It uses "freshclam" which is the only thing you need if you have a (semi-)permanent network connection. You only need the "clamav-getfiles" package if you administer systems that have no (permanent) network connections. I'd suggest you just run 'freshclam'. If that updates your .cvd files then you can remove "clamav-getfiles".


For future reference please do not correct fellow members without addressing the actual question.

I can't un/install anything because of this! How do I remove it???? The timer continues!!

sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up clamav-getfiles (2.0-6) ...
eicar.com md5sum mismatch, file needs downloading
curl --remote-name http://www.eicar.org/download/eicar.com
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 2:05:02 --:--:-- 0

Try 'pkill -9 -f update-eicar'.

It didn't work. I tried it before the --config -a, as well as running it & your command in a different tab. I closed the tab w/--config -a, and re ran it to see if it did kill it. The timer continues.

sudo pkill -9 -f update-eicar
Killed
sudo dpkg --configure -a
Setting up clamav-getfiles (2.0-6) ...
eicar.com md5sum mismatch, file needs downloading
curl --remote-name http://www.eicar.org/download/eicar.com
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:10 --:--:-- 0

OK, so we prolly need to kill the parent process. Unless anyone has any better ideas like listing $PPID, to find out please post output of 'sudo ps axf' or less nfo: 'sudo ps xf -eo pid,cmd -U root -u root --no-header 2>&1|egrep -ve "(\_[[:blank:]]\[k|\[.*[0,1]\])";'.

sudo ps axf' or less nfo: 'sudo ps xf -eo pid,cmd -U root -u root --no-header 2>&1|egrep -ve "(\_[[:blank:]]\[k|\[.*[0,1]\])";
ERROR: Unsupported option (BSD syntax)
********* simple selection ********* ********* selection by list *********
-A all processes -C by command name
-N negate selection -G by real group ID (supports names)
-a all w/ tty except session leaders -U by real user ID (supports names)
-d all except session leaders -g by session OR by effective group name
-e all processes -p by process ID
T all processes on this terminal -s processes in the sessions given
a all w/ tty, including other users -t by tty
g OBSOLETE -- DO NOT USE -u by effective user ID (supports names)
r only running processes U processes for specified users
x processes w/o controlling ttys t by tty
*********** output format ********** *********** long options ***********
-o,o user-defined -f full --Group --User --pid --cols --ppid
-j,j job control s signal --group --user --sid --rows --info
-O,O preloaded -o v virtual memory --cumulative --format --deselect
-l,l long u user-oriented --sort --tty --forest --version
-F extra full X registers --heading --no-heading --context
********* misc options *********
-V,V show version L list format codes f ASCII art forest
-m,m,-L,-T,H threads S children in sum -y change -l format
-M,Z security data c true command name -c scheduling class
-w,w wide output n numeric WCHAN,UID -H process hierarchy

I think top would show the process.

I found out my problem. Slow @$$ internet! Sorry to cause you guys a head strain, & thank you for trying to help!!!!