08-01-2011, 07:02 AM

Hi guys and guyesses.
I use a Mac Mini Alu and I have just updated to 10.6.8. Some folk say that there is no need of an AV prog on a Mac and I tend to agree with them. The only snag is that there are also 4 Windows XP computers on this system run by my wife and kids. Need I say more?
My Mac is the only computer on the system that is allowed to download stuff. I beat that into them with a stick covered in mouldy jam when they seemed incapable of running Avast updates or scans on their own computers.
Anyway, I have this system where any file, document or photo, in fact, anything at all that has been downloaded from any exterior source, is sent to a folder on my desktop named, would you believe, "Downloads".
You with me so far?
OK, so before anything in the "Downloads" folder gets opened, I run a scan on it with ClamXav. It only takes a second and then, whoever it's for can access it.
Then comes this morning and a ClamXav update to version 2.2.1 (249)
I updated my Mac and it all updated smoothly. Then I go to the "Download" folder on my desktop, do a "Right click" on a folder within the "Desktop" folder and then a left click on "Scan with ClamXav". The ClamXav prog fires up and does the update as usual and then starts to check the file.
Whammo.
Up pops a message saying,

Starting scan…
ERROR: '/Users/my-name-here/Desktop/Odds 'n Sods/Quarantine' doesn't exist or is not a directory

No infected files were found.
.........................

Now, that particular file is no longer in existence. It was deleted, sent to the trash and then the trash bin emptied about 3 months ago, but the point is that I am asking ClamXav to scan a file within a totally different folder.
So my question, after all that introduction, is twofold.
Can it be fixed?
Can I somehow delete today's update to ClamXav?
Cheers, all.
Steve

08-01-2011, 08:32 AM

Firstly you need to give ClamX a new quarantine folder and link to it in the ClamX prefs, I have one in Documents/infected/

The folder probably went when you had the update done

Secondly a manual scan is not necessary, you can activate ClamX sentry in the program and point it to keep an eye on Downloads (I also let it keep an eye on homefolder/Library/Mail and homefolder/Library/Mail Downloads - not that it ever finds a virus but you never know

08-01-2011, 08:38 AM

Thanks for that very helpful reply.
I'll give it a go and see what happens.
Cheers,
Steve

08-01-2011, 08:46 AM

That advice worked perfectly.
I created a new folder within another folder where I keep all kinds of Programme stuff and named it "Quarantine". I opened ClamXav >> Prefs and told it where to send any infected files (as if) and it now works just as it should.
Many thanks,
Steve