fortnox007 Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 Hi all i was wondering if someone knows a way to make sure an image which is uploaded isn't infected by a virus. I have read about avclam, but if your on a shared host your mostly not allowed to add own software. Isn't there maybe a php trick to resize the image which would magically remove a virus? If anyone knows a nice way or tricks to limit the virus breating space to a certain folder please let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortnox007 Posted September 26, 2010 Author Share Posted September 26, 2010 Hmm i just read a little more and some security expert tells me that although it's theoretically possible for a jpg to contain virus information. The victim's computer still needs to be infected with a malicious .exe to extract the data from the jpg. But if someone still knows a way to do a scan on uploaded files in a shared host environment (maybe a remote scan?) I would love to hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Little Guy Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 I wrote a script that uses a virus scanner. You may need to install some software though. http://wiki.dreamhost.com/ClamAV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortnox007 Posted September 26, 2010 Author Share Posted September 26, 2010 I wrote a script that uses a virus scanner. You may need to install some software though. http://wiki.dreamhost.com/ClamAV Thanks for sharing mate I am going to convince my host that they suck and should allow me to install it I already contacted all the big brands in virus protection and until now none of them seems to offer a remote file scanner for shared hosts ( i see some money there Anyways thx for responding and sharing. Unless anyone has some extra tips and or hints i considerig this topic solved in a way but feel free to post stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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