Resolved incident

ClamAV Service Disruption

Liquid Web · Major · Started

Duration
68h 24m
Severity
Major
Status
Resolved

Summary

Major · Resolved

The ClamAV signature updates have been successfully applied, and systems are operating as expected. We will continue to monitor as part of normal operations. If you have any questions, please chat with us or create a support ticket via my.liquidweb.com. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

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Event timeline

How this incident unfolded, from the official status page.

  1. Investigating

    Liquid Web

    We are currently investigating an issue affecting the ClamAV service, where clamd restarts may fail due to a problematic signature update. Our System Engineering team is actively working to identify the root cause and implement a fix. This issue may affect Maldet scans and cause mail delivery failures if the ClamAV service is not running.

  2. Identified

    Liquid Web

    We have identified the cause of the issue affecting the ClamAV service. A recent malware signature update introduced an invalid entry in the ClamAV signature database, which can prevent the clamd service from restarting successfully. Our team is currently applying a signature database refresh on affected servers to remove the invalid entry and restore normal operation of the ClamAV service. We are currently applying this fix across all affected servers and will provide another update once the process is completed.

  3. Identified

    Liquid Web

    We have automated the ClamAV signature database updates for all impacted servers. Deployment is currently underway, and we will provide another update once the process is completed. If you have any questions, please chat with us or create a support ticket via my.liquidweb.com. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

  4. Identified

    Liquid Web

    We have automated the ClamAV signature database updates for all impacted servers, and the deployment is currently still in progress. Based on the results so far, systems appear to have already received the updated signatures and are functioning as expected. We are continuing to monitor the automation to ensure completion across all hosts. We will provide a final update once the process has fully completed. If you have any questions, please chat with us or create a support ticket via my.liquidweb.com. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

  5. Resolved

    Liquid Web

    The ClamAV signature updates have been successfully applied, and systems are operating as expected. We will continue to monitor as part of normal operations. If you have any questions, please chat with us or create a support ticket via my.liquidweb.com. We appreciate your patience and understanding.