LibClamAV Error:cl_load:No such file or directory: C:\Users\my-pc\Desktop\clamav-win32-clamav-0.99\contrib\msvc\Debug\Win32\db

Question

I downloaded Clamwin source code and loaded the clamwin solution to visual studio(2010 professional) and successfully built all project without any errors. After clicking start without debugging(seting clamscan project as startup ) I'am getting bellow error on cmd-prompt.

LibClamAV Error:cl_load:No such file or directory: C:\Users\my-pc\Desktop\clamav-win32-clamav-0.99\contrib\msvc\Debug\Win32\db
-----------SCAN SUMMARY-------------
Known viruses: 0
Engine version: 0.97.8
Scanned directories: 0
Scanned files: 0
Infected files: 0
Data scanned: 0.00 MB
Data read: 0.00 MB (ratio 0.00:1)
Time: 0.003 sec (0 m 0 s)
Press any key to continue . . .

I searched solution online and I got Clam is looking for it's database files and the directory doesn't have them, doesn't exist, or Clam doesn't have sufficient rights to access the files. But how should I solve this? should I create file or directory in that path or should I make it find itself?

Lewellen

Answer 1

Just run freshclam -> downloads fresh vc db to predefined dir (DatabaseDirectory in freshclam.conf). Before you do this, you must set up the freshclam.conf.

Then set up the same DatabaseDirectory in clam.conf. (There was a bug here for me. I was installing on Windows and used forward slashes all over the config files as dir delimiter of path. At DatabaseDirectory value i had to change my forward slashes to backslashes to be able to run clamdscan successfully)

Finally, try run clamscan.

Please, tell me, if it did not help.

Humfrey

Answer 2

As specified in question Clam is looking for it's database files and the directory, directory /db should be updated with database by Running the freshclam tool,to run freshclam(if there is an Error), download the freshclam.conf file and edit the file as required.Then click on start debugging from the debug menu. Clamscan scans current working directory. For more information on clamscan

Lewellen