Hi guys....hate to bring this one, ONE MORE TIME....but I just downloaded Clamwin, and cannot get my initial virus definations.

Here are my download message....

ClamAV update process started at Mon Jul 21 11:48:40 2008
WARNING: Invalid DNS reply. Falling back to HTTP mode.
Reading CVD header (main.cvd): nonblock_connect: giving up due to excessive bogus loops
Can't connect to port 80 of host database.clamav.net (IP: 209.170.150.7)
WARNING: Can't read main.cvd header from database.clamav.net (IP: )

I also got this.....

Update failed. Your network may be down or none of the mirrors listed in freshclam.conf is working. Check https://www.clamav.net/support/mirror-problem for possible reasons.
LibClamAV Error: DNS Resolver: Can't query current.cvd.clamav.net
LibClamAV Error: DNS Resolver: Can't query current.cvd.clamav.net
LibClamAV Error: DNS Resolver: Can't query current.cvd.clamav.net

I went to the given address....and could not make heads or tells of the explaination.

Would someone please lead me thru this??

Thank you....

This is probably a problem with your DNS settings on your PC.

Assuming you're behind a router:

Try configuring your DNS manually to point to your ISP's DNS server(s) rather than to your router's IP address.

To do this: Start > Control Panel > Network Connections > right click your network connection > Properties > double click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) > fill in your ISP's DNS server(s)

To find your ISP's DNS servers, you'll probably have to look in your router's configuration settings. I'm not gonna go into that here.

Thank you very much, alan!!! Gives me a place to start.

Going online to find out about my router...does anyone want to clue me in to any dangers I'm about to wade into by changing these addresses??

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Going online to find out about my router...does anyone want to clue me in to any dangers I'm about to wade into by changing these addresses??[/quote]

I have tried it changing the Belkin router address to the DNS addresses. There was no danger involved. It did not work in my case so I changed them back.
So far I have downloaded the main and daily cvd files and placed them in the db folder but beyond that I am not sure what to do.
Does any one know, is there a freshclam conf file. There is one for clamav but it gives no guidance on the subject.
Cheers

The application - w9xpopen - which is in the bin directory (c:\Program Files\ ClamWin\bin\w9xpopen) needs the following two files to function properly.

--config-file="c:\windows\temp\tmpktqhhw" --log="c:\windows\temp\tmpxd_byx"

I found that these files are not in the expected location and therefore, w9xpopen, which is designed to facilitate the database download in Win 95/98 is unable to do so. And it seems unless these two files are found users with Win95/98 will have problems in downloadng the db.

Cheers