Hi there, I have just installed ClamWinPortable 0.88.5 as part of the PortableApps Suite on a USB 80GB portable hard drive. During installation I received the "You have not yet downloaded Virus Definitions Database". I updated the database. I can select and scan one or more files using the Scan Selected Files button but if I select a folder or a drive letter and use the Scan Selected Files button ClamWin crashes with the "ClamWin Anitvirus has encoutered a problem and needs to close.." error. This doesn't happen if I click the Scan Computer Memory button.
I have downloaded just the ClamWin installation file from PortableApps and installed it independently from the suite but the same thing happens.
Upon completion of the database update the ClamWin window contains the following info:
ClamAV update process started at Fri Dec 01 14:43:28 2006
main.cvd updated (version: 41, sigs: 73809, f-level: 10, builder: tkojm)
WARNING: Your ClamAV installation is OUTDATED!
WARNING: Current functionality level = 9, recommended = 10
DON'T PANIC! Read http://www.clamwin.com/content/view/10/27/
daily.cvd updated (version: 2265, sigs: 5658, f-level: 9, builder: ccordes)
Database updated (79467 signatures) from database.clamav.net (IP: 206.154.202.13)
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Completed
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I wasn't sure if the DON'T PANIC text was anything at all to do with the crashes so I followed the link which leads to a newer version of ClamWin - 0.88.6. However this is not a portable verison of the application but there are instructions to create my own portable version from an install on my host PC. I have installed it on my host PC. I decided to try it there first before I copied everything over to my portable drive but I have the same problems as before.
Please help
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I actually have 0.88.6 ready to go and it fixes the issue of the MS VC++ runtimes being in the wrong place. I think I finally have my SourceForge FTP issue ironed out, so I should be able to post it shortly. Look for it on Monday.
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Well now I'm up to v0.90 and I still can't scan anything because ClamWin crashes. Doesn't matter what drive I try to scan or what drive I run ClamWin from, or even which of my two computers I run it from, the result is the same - "ClamWin Antivirus has encountered a problem and needs to close".