> On Monday 03 November 2003 4:16 pm, Thiago Lima wrote: > > > Clam is made only to detect virures or it has the ability to clean > > infected files? > > ClamAV detects and does not "clean". > > Cleaning viruses from files is virtually pointless these days. It is very > seldom that there is anything useful left after cleaning, and even if there > is, would you trust it? Better to get another copy of the original file > after the source machine has been cleaned.
Ok heremy 2 cents: HOW should the source mashine be cleaned if ClamAV only detects virii or worms? I think you dosn't take only 2 seconds to think about this topic! Sorry but this answer if complete b***s***. Example: The sourcemashine is a LINUX which is infected and the target mashine is an oBSD with compat_linux in the kernel. So let's think about this situation.. We will take the worst case: All copies of the file are infected on the sourcemashine. Sourcemashine hasn't an AV. So now my "friend" tux sends me a mail with the file. My Clam-AV detects "Hey this file is very very suspect. It's infected with unix.take_more_then_2_seconds_to_think_about_a_topic.worm". So what should my friend do? Should he delete the file and all copies? And then? He has to reinstall the OS couse ClamAV wa snot able to clean it. What's if the file is very importend? Or another example like the first one: Both Computer use Clam-AV but the virus/worm is only detecable after the last update of the virii-db. So what should I and "tux" do know? If ClamAV will not be able to clean the system/file in the next versions it's completly senseless for the mass. If I've to buy Kaspersky for *NIX I dosn't need ClamAV and if I've Kaspersky I will send new viruses to Kaspersky and NOT to clamAV couse Kaspersky found mostly ways to clean a file. > Antony. > Windows: just another pane in the glass. > Please reply to the list; > please don't CC me. Just an idiot..sorry... In my archive there also LINUX-Virii and Worms... And much of them will not deteced by ClamAV. For me personly it's senseless to send parts of my archive to ClamAV when ClamAV is not be able to clean the file. I wrote an mail to the developers of ClamAV (compare my archive with the archive of the developers..) but I dosn't get a response. That's proof enough for me and it shows me how much some people care about a full functional VirusDB. Don't misunderstand me I love OpenSource and I respect the work of the team of ClamAV! Yes I do! And I would spend my complete Archive if ClamAV is able to clean anything... But so I wanna trade (only) with the developers and I think it's fair. But it seams that they wont even if they could. Old school virus-coding rocks couse the old "school boys" (which codes for C64, Apple2 and so on) are coding without a mass-destruction-instruction into the virus/worm ... So it was... long time ago, here in my country. mfg. Mark (aka Rembrandt..) ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback Program. Does SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it help you create better code? SHARE THE LOVE, and help us help YOU! Click Here: http://sourceforge.net/donate/ _______________________________________________ Clamav-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clamav-users
