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Made minor changes to the NEWS and README relative to the 0.98 branch

Kevin Lin authored on 2013/09/12 00:17:45
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NEWS
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 ClamAV 0.98 includes many new features, across all the different components
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 of ClamAV. There are new scanning options, extensions to the libclamav API,
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-support for additional filetypes and internal upgrades.
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+support for additional filetypes, and internal upgrades.
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     - Signature improvements: New signature targets have been added for
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-      PDF files, Flash files and Java class files. NOTE: Java archive files
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-      (JAR) are not part of the Java target. Hash signatures can now be
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-      written with a * size if the size is unknown. Using wildcard size
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+      PDF files, Flash files and Java class files. (NOTE: Java archive files
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+      (JAR) are not part of the Java target.) Hash signatures can now specify
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+      a '*' (wildcard)  size if the size is unknown. Using wildcard size
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       requires setting the minimum engine FLEVEL to avoid backwards
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       compatibility issues. For more details read the ClamAV Signatures
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       guide.
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     - Scanning enhancements: New filetypes can be unpacked and scanned,
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-      including ISO9660, Flash and self-extracting 7z files. PDF
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+      including ISO9660, Flash, and self-extracting 7z files. PDF
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       handling is now more robust and better handles encrypted PDF files.
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-    - Authenticode: ClamAV is now aware of the certificate chain when
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+    - Authenticode: ClamAV is now aware of the certificate chains when
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       scanning signed PE files. When the database contains signatures for
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       trusted root certificate authorities, the engine can whitelist
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       PE files with a valid signature. The same database file can also
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     - New options: Several new options for clamscan and clamd have been
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       added. For example, ClamAV can be set to print infected files and
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-      error files and suppress printing OK results. This can be helpful
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+      error files, and suppress printing OK results. This can be helpful
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       when scanning large numbers of files. This new option is "-o" for
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       clamscan and "LogClean" for clamd. Check clamd.conf or the clamscan
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       help message for specific details.
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     - New callbacks added to the API: The libclamav API has additional hooks
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       for developers to use when wrapping ClamAV scanning. These function
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-      types are defined to start with "clcb_" and allow developers to add
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-      logic at certain steps of the scanning process without directly
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-      modifying the library. For more details refer to the clamav.h file.
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+      types are prefixed with "clcb_" and allow developers to add logic at
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+      certain steps of the scanning process without directly modifying the
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+      library. For more details refer to the clamav.h file.
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     - More configurable limits: Several hardcoded values are now configurable
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       parameters, providing more options for tuning the engine to match your
README
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 ClamAV 0.98 includes many new features, across all the different components
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 of ClamAV. There are new scanning options, extensions to the libclamav API,
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-support for additional filetypes and internal upgrades.
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+support for additional filetypes, and internal upgrades.
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     - Signature improvements: New signature targets have been added for
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-      PDF files, Flash files and Java class files. NOTE: Java archive files
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-      (JAR) are not part of the Java target. Hash signatures can now be
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-      written with a * size if the size is unknown. Using wildcard size
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+      PDF files, Flash files and Java class files. (NOTE: Java archive files
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+      (JAR) are not part of the Java target.) Hash signatures can now specify
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+      a '*' (wildcard)  size if the size is unknown. Using wildcard size
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       requires setting the minimum engine FLEVEL to avoid backwards
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       compatibility issues. For more details read the ClamAV Signatures
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       guide.
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     - Scanning enhancements: New filetypes can be unpacked and scanned,
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-      including ISO9660, Flash and self-extracting 7z files. PDF
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+      including ISO9660, Flash, and self-extracting 7z files. PDF
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       handling is now more robust and better handles encrypted PDF files.
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-    - Authenticode: ClamAV is now aware of the certificate chain when
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+    - Authenticode: ClamAV is now aware of the certificate chains when
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       scanning signed PE files. When the database contains signatures for
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       trusted root certificate authorities, the engine can whitelist
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       PE files with a valid signature. The same database file can also
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     - New options: Several new options for clamscan and clamd have been
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       added. For example, ClamAV can be set to print infected files and
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-      error files and suppress printing OK results. This can be helpful
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+      error files, and suppress printing OK results. This can be helpful
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       when scanning large numbers of files. This new option is "-o" for
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       clamscan and "LogClean" for clamd. Check clamd.conf or the clamscan
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       help message for specific details.
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     - New callbacks added to the API: The libclamav API has additional hooks
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       for developers to use when wrapping ClamAV scanning. These function
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-      types are defined to start with "clcb_" and allow developers to add
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-      logic at certain steps of the scanning process without directly
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-      modifying the library. For more details refer to the clamav.h file.
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+      types are prefixed with "clcb_" and allow developers to add logic at
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+      certain steps of the scanning process without directly modifying the
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+      library. For more details refer to the clamav.h file.
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     - More configurable limits: Several hardcoded values are now configurable
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       parameters, providing more options for tuning the engine to match your