diff -urN exim-4.62.org/src/malware.c exim-4.62/src/malware.c
--- exim-4.62.org/src/malware.c	2006-04-28 12:32:22.000000000 +0200
+++ exim-4.62/src/malware.c	2006-06-13 18:41:29.000000000 +0200
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #define SHUT_WR 1
 #endif
 
+#define	MALWARE_TIMEOUT             120
+
 #define DRWEBD_SCAN_CMD             (1)     /* scan file, buffer or diskfile */
 #define DRWEBD_RETURN_VIRUSES       (1<<0)   /* ask daemon return to us viruses names from report */
 #define DRWEBD_IS_MAIL              (1<<19)  /* say to daemon that format is "archive MAIL" */
@@ -557,7 +559,7 @@
           return DEFER;
         };
 
-        bread = read(sock, av_buffer, sizeof(av_buffer));
+        bread = ip_recv(sock, av_buffer, sizeof(av_buffer), MALWARE_TIMEOUT);
         if (bread >0) av_buffer[bread]='\0';
         if (bread < 0) {
           (void)close(sock);
@@ -591,7 +593,7 @@
         i = 0;
         memset(av_buffer, 0, sizeof(av_buffer));
         do {
-          bread=read(sock, &av_buffer[i], 1);
+          bread=ip_recv(sock, &av_buffer[i], 1, MALWARE_TIMEOUT);
           if (bread < 0) {
             (void)close(sock);
             log_write(0, LOG_MAIN|LOG_PANIC,
@@ -976,7 +978,7 @@
 
       /* wait for result */
       memset(av_buffer, 0, sizeof(av_buffer));
-      if ((!(bread = read(sock, av_buffer, sizeof(av_buffer))) > 0)) {
+      if ((!(bread = ip_recv(sock, av_buffer, sizeof(av_buffer), MALWARE_TIMEOUT)) > 0)) {
         (void)close(sock);
         log_write(0, LOG_MAIN|LOG_PANIC,
              "malware acl condition: unable to read from sophie UNIX socket (%s)", sophie_options);
@@ -1098,7 +1100,7 @@
             return DEFER;
           }
           memset(av_buffer2, 0, sizeof(av_buffer2));
-          bread = read(sock, av_buffer2, sizeof(av_buffer2));
+          bread = ip_recv(sock, av_buffer2, sizeof(av_buffer2), MALWARE_TIMEOUT);
 
           if (bread < 0) {
             log_write(0, LOG_MAIN|LOG_PANIC,
@@ -1238,7 +1240,7 @@
 
       /* Read the result */
       memset(av_buffer, 0, sizeof(av_buffer));
-      bread = read(sock, av_buffer, sizeof(av_buffer));
+      bread = ip_recv(sock, av_buffer, sizeof(av_buffer), MALWARE_TIMEOUT);
       (void)close(sock);
 
       if (!(bread  > 0)) {