# \#clamav

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## [Mail delivery problems related to ClamAV virus update (Jan 26 2018)](https://forums.interworx.com/t/mail-delivery-problems-related-to-clamav-virus-update-jan-26-2018/14241)

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**Author:** [@Paul](https://forums.interworx.com/u/Paul)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 5:08am UTC](https://forums.interworx.com/t/mail-delivery-problems-related-to-clamav-virus-update-jan-26-2018/14241 "2018-02-07T05:08:08Z")

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It seems the world awoke today to the surprise of a clamav virus definition file causing clamd to hit open file limits, effectively breaking the virus scanner, and breaking mail delivery for a lot of folks. To address t…

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## [ClamAV freshclam failure](https://forums.interworx.com/t/clamav-freshclam-failure/14242)

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**Author:** [@d2d4j](https://forums.interworx.com/u/d2d4j)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2018, 4:07am UTC](https://forums.interworx.com/t/clamav-freshclam-failure/14242 "2018-02-01T04:07:58Z")

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Hi If your ClamAV is not correctly receiving updates to daily.cvd, then the best way to correct this is as follows: SSH into server stop clamav stop freshclam cd /var/clamav delete the following 3 files main.cvd …

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## [ClamAv not starting](https://forums.interworx.com/t/clamav-not-starting/13891)

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**Author:** [@d2d4j](https://forums.interworx.com/u/d2d4j)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 5:20am UTC](https://forums.interworx.com/t/clamav-not-starting/13891 "2015-09-19T05:20:52Z")

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Hi If you have had a warning over clamav not working today, then the issue is likely to be in maldet. Top resolve this issue, I did a maldet reinstall as follows: SSH into server service clamd stop cd (to folder whe…