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T4shie
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ClamWin: Keeps saying I've never created virus db

Hello everyone!

I've used Clamwin portable for quite some time now and I've installed in a new pen drive. It was all good, but, for some reason, everytime I run CWP it says "You have not yet downloaded Virus Definition Database. Would you like to download it now?". I have said yes to it at least 6times. I have tried uninstalling it and reinstalling, but it happened the same...

Any ideas on how to solve this?

Thanks!

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According to ClamWin there is

According to ClamWin there is a problem with the latest version 0.97.7 and they recommend to roll back to 0.97.6 until it's fixed.Unfortunately I can't find any links to download and install the earlier version in PortableApps.

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Most older versions can be downloaded from our sourceforge project page:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/portableapps/files/ClamWin%20Portable/Ad...

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Thanks for that

Thanks for that link.Uninstalled 7 and downloaded and installed 6 and it downloaded and installed the database with no problems.

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Manually Update?

I know the recommended course of action is to downgrade but I was curious as to whether manually downloading the definitions would work too.

Virus definitions can be found here:
http://www.clamwin.com/content/view/58/27/

I have the latest version on a USB stick but I haven't noted any problems yet. I'll have to go try it out and see what happens.

UPDATE: I'm not actually experiencing any issues at all. I just opened ClamWin, did an update (without any issues) and it all just worked. I closed the app and opened it again and no complaints from ClamWin. (and I'm using the latest version. Odd)

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I just updated to the latest

I just updated to the latest version "8" and got the same problem as "7".

I'll try your link and see what happens.

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I probably should have been clearer...

Just to clarify, I was using version 0.97.7 without any issues. I've since upgraded to 0.97.8 and still do not experience any issues.

Good luck!

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