Avast is crashes often

You need to upgrade to the 4.7 version of the virus scanning
engine 
available from:

ftp://netwinsite.com/pub/surgemail/util/avast4surgemail_linu
x_engine470.tar.gz
and
ht
tp://www.netwinsite.com/surgemail/help/avast.htm

Marijn
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "BG Mahesh" <bgmaheshgmail.com>
To: <surgemail-listnetwinsite.com>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 3:15 PM
Subject: [SurgeMail List] Avast is crashes often


> hi
>
>       Avast is crashing often.. Engine works fine, but
after update the
> virus database it will crash.
>
> Surgemail version: Linux 3.8g-14
>
> Avast Engine: avast4surgemail_linux_engine463
>
> *[rootns3 surgemail]# ./av_avast -test*
> This test will:
> - dynamically load avast libraries (checking
dependancies)
> - attempt to scan an infected message
> - attempt to scan a clean message...
> Loading avast libraries
> Scanning infected email : SUCCESS - Virus detected
(EICAR Test-NOT 
> virus!!)
> Scanning clean email    : SUCCESS - Message is clean
> Avast installed and working 
> *[rootns3 surgemail]# ./av_avast -update*
> update failed (see av_avast.log)
> *[rootns3 surgemail]# ./av_avast -test*
> This test will:
> - dynamically load avast libraries (checking
dependancies)
> - attempt to scan an infected message
> - attempt to scan a clean message...
> Loading avast libraries
> Avast initialisation failed, avworkInitialize returned
22
> is virus database installed? (try running 'av_avast
-update')... Aborting
> now
> *[rootns3 surgemail]# ./av_avast -update*
> Already have latest virus database so not updating
>
> ------av_avast.log--------------------
> 28 08:54:46:Info: av_avast is forcing the update of the
virus databse
> (/var/lib/avast4/400.vps)
> 28 08:54:46:Err: av_avast will need to be restarted to
effect virus db
> changes
> 28 08:54:46:Info: Avasts virus database updated so
updating
> /var/tmp/400vps.md5
> 28 08:54:46:Info: Update completed 
> 28 08:54:46:Info: done, so exiting
> 28 08:54:52:Info: Switching av_avast to be running as
same user as 
> surgemail
> uid=8 gid=12
> 28 08:54:52:Info: AV_AVAST STARTED
> 28 08:54:52:Info: running "selftest"
> 28 08:54:52:Info: This test will dynamically load avast
libraries and
> attempt to scan an infected message and clean
message...
> 28 08:54:52:Info: Loading libavastengine.so
> 28 08:54:53:Info: lib: Avast dynamically loaded
> 28 08:54:53:Info: avast! library loaded
(libavastengine.so)
> 28 08:54:53:Err: ERR: avworkInitialize returned 22!
Aborting now.
> 28 08:55:17:Info: Switching av_avast to be running as
same user as 
> surgemail
> uid=8 gid=12
> --------------------
>
> What needs to be done to fix it?
>
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> B.G. Mahesh
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