[SOLVED] Clam TK won't scan

Gregg Bell · 01-19-2016, 12:50 PM

I installed Clam TK in my Xubuntu 15.10 via the Ubuntu Software Center. When I click on something to scan and then scan it, it says it scans but it doesn't, as the scan is instantaneous even on things like my whole Home folder. Any ideas on how to get it to work? Thanks.

Ztcoracat · 01-19-2016, 01:10 PM

Hi:

What version of ClamTK are you running?
It might need updated-

Does updating your distribution help?

If not maybe try uninstalling it and re-install it.
You could also give ClamAV a try. Worked great for me when I was running Xubuntu and Ubuntu.

Habitual · 01-19-2016, 02:17 PM

What does

Code:

clamscan -ir $HOME

say, or "do"?

Gregg Bell · 01-19-2016, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ztcoracat

Hi:

What version of ClamTK are you running?
It might need updated-

Does updating your distribution help?

If not maybe try uninstalling it and re-install it.
You could also give ClamAV a try. Worked great for me when I was running Xubuntu and Ubuntu.

Thanks Ztcoracat.

Version is 5.19.

I updated the distribution and it didn't help.

I uninstalled and re-installed Clam TK and it didn't help.

I'm so much more comfortable with a GUI. And I have Clam on the other computer and it works great.

Gregg Bell · 01-19-2016, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Habitual

What does

Code:

clamscan -ir $HOME

say, or "do"?

Thanks Habitual. It showed that it was doing nothing, but I think it might've been scanning it. When I typed in

Code:

exit

it didn't exit the terminal. But since it was the Home folder and it's big I didn't want to wait for it.

And I much prefer the GUI. But is that how Clam AV works?

Habitual · 01-20-2016, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gregg Bell

Thanks Habitual. It showed that it was doing nothing, but I think it might've been scanning it. When I typed in

Code:

exit

it didn't exit the terminal. But since it was the Home folder and it's big I didn't want to wait for it.

And I much prefer the GUI. But is that how Clam AV works?

GUIs are just lipstick on the pig, my friend.
How it works is in the documents and others' experience with it.
Mine is..
an "-ir $HOME" scan will take awhile, I suggest firing it just before bed time.

and leave the terminal, console, or shell open during the scan.
It will only report infected files in a neat and tidy list.

I don't rely on A/V on my LinuxMint 17.1 system.
I don't believe A/V on any Linux desktop is of any use.

Every OS is only as secure as the nut behind the keyboard.

As for "scan is instantaneous even on things like my whole Home folder"
perhaps you disabled sub-directory scan in the "options" if such an option exists?

Edit: clamav does not "clean" infections.

Ztcoracat · 01-20-2016, 10:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gregg Bell

Thanks Ztcoracat.

Version is 5.19.

I updated the distribution and it didn't help.

I uninstalled and re-installed Clam TK and it didn't help.

I'm so much more comfortable with a GUI. And I have Clam on the other computer and it works great.

You're Welcome. Sorry reinstalling didn't help.

FWIW I ran Clam AV for maybe 3 months and it never found anything.

ClamTK and ClamAV are dependent upon gtk2. Make sure you have gtk installed.
Read through the ClamTK configuration file and see if anything is disabled by accident.
http://www.opensource.apple.com/sour...tc/clamav.conf

**-::-I've been running Linux for many years and I've never had any viruses or problems-::-**

http://clamtk.sourceforge.net/help/u...ui-clamtk.html
http://linux.die.net/man/5/clamd.conf

Troubleshooting
http://www.clamav.net/documents/troubleshooting-faq
http://clamtk.sourceforge.net/faq.html

I'm out of ideas.

Gregg Bell · 01-20-2016, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Habitual

GUIs are just lipstick on the pig, my friend.
How it works is in the documents and others' experience with it.
Mine is..
an "-ir $HOME" scan will take awhile, I suggest firing it just before bed time.

and leave the terminal, console, or shell open during the scan.
It will only report infected files in a neat and tidy list.

I don't rely on A/V on my LinuxMint 17.1 system.
I don't believe A/V on any Linux desktop is of any use.

Every OS is only as secure as the nut behind the keyboard.

As for "scan is instantaneous even on things like my whole Home folder"
perhaps you disabled sub-directory scan in the "options" if such an option exists?

Edit: clamav does not "clean" infections.

Thanks Habitual. Yeah, I probably don't need Clam. I guess I'm just so used to scanning stuff with Windows. Every now and then I'd like to scan a thumb drive, though. And yeah, (I'm not at that computer now but I'll check it tomorrow) makes sense that a disabled sub-directory thing might be the culprit.

Gregg Bell · 01-20-2016, 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ztcoracat

You're Welcome. Sorry reinstalling didn't help.

FWIW I ran Clam AV for maybe 3 months and it never found anything.

ClamTK and ClamAV are dependent upon gtk2. Make sure you have gtk installed.
Read through the ClamTK configuration file and see if anything is disabled by accident.
http://www.opensource.apple.com/sour...tc/clamav.conf

**-::-I've been running Linux for many years and I've never had any viruses or problems-::-**

http://clamtk.sourceforge.net/help/u...ui-clamtk.html
http://linux.die.net/man/5/clamd.conf

Troubleshooting
http://www.clamav.net/documents/troubleshooting-faq
http://clamtk.sourceforge.net/faq.html

I'm out of ideas.

Thanks Ztcoracat. You know what's funnny is I've been using Xubuntu for 3 years or so now and I've never had any problems either. I've no access to that computer till tomorrow but then I'll go thru the configuration file and run through all those links. And then if I can't figure it out I think I'll give up! Ha ha. Appreciate it.

Habitual · 01-21-2016, 09:03 AM

I just think you need to break some old habits.

Ztcoracat · 01-21-2016, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gregg Bell

Thanks Ztcoracat. You know what's funnny is I've been using Xubuntu for 3 years or so now and I've never had any problems either. I've no access to that computer till tomorrow but then I'll go thru the configuration file and run through all those links. And then if I can't figure it out I think I'll give up! Ha ha. Appreciate it.

You're Welcome-

Gregg Bell · 01-21-2016, 05:47 PM

Okay, I can't seem to let go of this thing. Here's a screenshot of the config. So I tried to find out what "recursively" meant and I think you have to go to M.I.T. to figure that out. So, all right, I don't need this thing--LOL--but it should work, right? I just can't see surrendering to something that should be so easy to figure out. <help me!>

Ztcoracat · 01-21-2016, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gregg Bell

Okay, I can't seem to let go of this thing. Here's a screenshot of the config. So I tried to find out what "recursively" meant and I think you have to go to M.I.T. to figure that out. So, all right, I don't need this thing--LOL--but it should work, right? I just can't see surrendering to something that should be so easy to figure out. <help me!>

Something that works and than suddenly stop's working bug me too.

Did Clam TK seem to be working fine and than after an update it stopped working?

-::-It wouldn't be the first time that I've seen an update wreck things.-::-

Habitual · 01-21-2016, 05:58 PM

Check "Scan Directories Recursively" and then scan your $HOME directory with it.
That option will be / should be the "run time" equivalent of

Code:

clamscan -ir $HOME

now.

Recursion = Sub-Directory Scan

Ztcoracat · 01-21-2016, 06:23 PM

Code:

clamscan --help

Has a lot of options. Look through them it may be of some use.

Maybe the scanning daemon is stopped?

This is the cmd to see if it's running-

Code:

ps ax | grep [c]lamd

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ClamAV

The cmd to stop it is here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1907418