sigtool

NAME

sigtool − signature and database management tool

SYNOPSIS

sigtool [options]

DESCRIPTION

sigtool can be used to generate MD5 checksums, convert data into hexadecimal format, list virus signatures and build/unpack/test/verify CVD databases and update scripts.

OPTIONS

−h, −−help

Output help information and exit.

−V, −−version

Print version number and exit.

−−quiet

Be quiet − output only error messages.

−−stdout

Write all messages to stdout.

−−hex−dump

Read data from stdin and write hex string to stdout.

−−md5 [FILES]

Generate MD5 checksum from stdin or MD5 sigs for FILES.

−−mdb [FILES]

Generate .mdb signatures for FILES.

−−html−normalise=FILE

Create normalised HTML files comment.html, nocomment.html, and script.html in current working directory.

−−utf16−decode=FILE

Decode UTF16 encoded data.

−−vba=FILE

Extract VBA/Word6 macros from given MS Office document.

−−vba−hex=FILE

Extract Word6 macros from given MS Office document and display the corresponding hex values.

−i, −−info

Print a CVD information and verify MD5 and a digital signature.

−b, −−build

Build a CVD file. −s, −−server is required.

−−server

ClamAV Signing Service address (for virus database maintainers only).

−−unpack FILE, −u FILE

Unpack FILE (CVD) to a current directory.

−−unpack−current

Unpack a local CVD file (main or daily) to current directory.

−−diff=OLD NEW, −d OLD NEW

Create a diff file for OLD and NEW CVDs/INCDIRs.

−−run−cdiff=FILE, −r FILE

Execute update script FILE in current directory.

−−verify−cdiff=FILE, −r FILE

Verify DIFF against CVD/INCDIR.

−l, −−list−sigs

List signature names.

EXAMPLES

Generate hex string from testfile and save it to testfile.hex:

cat testfile | sigtool −−hex−dump > testfile.hex

CREDITS

Please check the full documentation for credits.

AUTHOR

Tomasz Kojm <tkojm AT clamav DOT net>

SEE ALSO

clamd(8), clamdscan(1), clamscan(1), freshclam(1), clamd.conf(5), clamav−milter(8)