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ClamWin: Problem getting definitions

I downloaded the ClamWin Antivirus.
I installed it on my flashdrive, when I opened it, it prompted me to download "Virus Definitions Database", and when I clicked "Yes", it gave me this error.

ClamAV update process started at Sat Apr 22 03:03:19 2006
ERROR: Can't get information about database.clamav.net: No IP address
Connection with database.clamav.net (IP: ???) failed.
Trying again in 5 secs...
ClamAV update process started at Sat Apr 22 03:03:19 2006
ERROR: Can't get information about database.clamav.net: No IP address
Connection with database.clamav.net (IP: ???) failed.
Trying again in 5 secs...
ClamAV update process started at Sat Apr 22 03:03:19 2006
ERROR: Can't get information about database.clamav.net: No IP address
Connection with database.clamav.net (IP: ???) failed.
Giving up on database.clamav.net...
ERROR: Update failed. Your network may be down or none of the mirrors listed in freshclam.conf is working.

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On the last line it says that it might be that "none of the mirrors listed in freshclam.conf is working".

It mentions a freshclam.conf file. So i assume one exists, I searched manually through all the subfolders, and I can't come up w/ that file. The closest thing is under PortableClamWin\clamwin\bin and it's freshclam.exe.

The other thing that line says is "Your network may be down". I doubt it's my network since I retried to update a couple of times, and I'm currently online.

Can anyone tell me if I'm supposed to have a freshclam.conf file?, and if that's the case, how can I get it?

If not, can anyone tell me if I can download the Definitions somewhere else?, and if so, where?

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Network Issue

Sounds like a network issue on your end. I just checked and it's up.

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