ClamWin Free

[RedSolo]

Here is how to scan downloaded files with ClamWin. (An excellent freeware anti-virus program. http://www.clamwin.com)

1. Open up the options dialog.
2. Click on the "Virus Scan" tab
3. Enter the location of the ClamWin.exe file in the "Anti-Virus program location". Probably "C:\Program Files\ClamWin\bin\ClamWin.exe"
4. Enter "--mode=scanner --path=%1" into the arguments field.
5. Click apply.

There, you are done.

To test your settings, go to www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm and download the sample virus files there to make sure that ClamWin detects the viruses. (Beware, read the full disclaimer on the site)

[Devon J]

Thanks, (so I take it you didn't need to hack the extension this time )

[mfichtner]

Somehow, this doesn't seem to work in FF 1.0.6. ClamWin is executed but it reports:

ERROR: Can't access file %1

Looks like "%1" is not substituted with the path to the downloaded file.

[Devon J]

This currently won't work in Download Scan 1.0 or Download Statusbar 0.9.2. (But it will work in Download Statusbar 0.9.3) I will be updating Download Scan soon to include the improvements made in virus scan feature of Download Statusbar 0.9.3.

[mfichtner]

Thanks for the info. Guess I'll have to wait for the Download Scan update then.

[AltTab]

RedSolo said:

4. Enter "--mode=scanner --path=%1" into the arguments field.

worked without quotation marks in the argument field, this extension works better than ClamWin Anti virus Glue for Firefox, since i can exclude files from being scanned

[atomizer]

I just posted a ClamWin how-to in the download statusbar topic I didn't bother looking for a similar topic because i thought for sure nobody's heard of the Clam I'll leave it there though since it's in that extensions topic, unless you want to delete it Devon -- feel free. I'll also repeat here though that ClamWin isn't for noobs as it does not do background scanning (strictly on-demand), though that feature is scheduled to be implemented. It's also not only free, but open source as well (FOSS).

Devon, may i also suggest either pinning a description for your extensions at the top of each topic, or creating a new forum for the descriptions? I was wondering what some of them do and had to go elsewhere for a description.

[Devon J]

For everyone else, I'll just mention the difference in your instruction in the other forum:

Additional argument:
--close
"If you don't want it to close automatically if a virus is not found, then remove "--close" (it will stay open regardless of this switch if a virus is found)."

I think I may just make links that go back to the extension homepages on mozdev.org
downloadstatusbar.mozdev.org/

[thunder]

Hi,

thank you for that nice tutorial, but the --close param only closes the scan window automatically, the ClamWin program window needs to be closed manually.

Does anyone know a way to make this window close along with the scanning window, if no virus was found, automatically?

I am using:
- Download Statusbar 0.9.4.1
(startparams: --mode=scanner --path=%1 --close)
- Firefox 1.5.0.5


I tried using the clamscan.exe with the following settings, which btw work fine if i try it directly in the windows commandline:

C:\Program Files\ClamWin\bin>clamscan --move="C:\Program Files\ClamWin\Quarantine" --database="C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\.clamwin\db" --log="C:\Program Files\ClamWin\log.txt" F:\Downloads\eicar.com

Where the params are:
--move
does move the file to a quarantine folder, you can use --remove to the delete the file (but use carefully!)
--database
is the location of the ClamWin virus-database, the path cam be found in the ClamWin Settings Window under File Locations
--log
logs the scan-report to a specified file

last parameter is the path to the file that needs to be scanned

(which is a infected file that I obtained here, thanx to RedSolo for that: www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm PLEASE read the disclaimer on the site first!)

Note: For more parameters to clamscan use clamscan --help in the windows commandline.

HOWEVER, this does NOT work with Download Statusbar or Download Scan! A commandline window pops up an closes instantly, I am unable to see any errors.
It's probably connected to the %1 var which should point to the downloaded file, but I cannot be sure about that.

Would be nice if there is a solution to this.

[Guest]

I'm trying to get clamwin to remove the infected file but the --remove command doesn't work. All it does is show the scan log.
My argument line is:
--mode=scanner --path=%1 --remove --close

[Guest]

Never mind. ;D Changed a preference in clamwin and it removed it.

[Guest sTraTo]

Got any idea of how to make this relative, in order for it to work with ClamWinPortable?

I've gotten it to work for now, but I want to make the location of ClamWinPortable relative, so that there aren't problems with the drive letter location.

[Devon J]

Don't think there is anyway to do relative right now, sorry

[WebDawg]

The = in the arguments isnt being processed right.

The developer has to fix it.

Take a look at this (AVG)

dlstatusbar.proboards43.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=dlscan&thread=938&page=1

[xx]

Doesn't work anymore.
What are the right arguments?