Ed Stover wrote:
I am just wondering about how long will a stable release be supported
before it get tossed? The sevenX version is no longer really functional
The good commercial AV typically have daily pattern updates, and monthly engine updates. That corresponds just about right to ClamAV. The *engines* need updating as new types of viruses *which have to be coded for* emerge. You are probably asking for the impossible.
However... We also use Trend here, and I haven't touched the engine (i.e. the binary and libraries) for over a year - and yet it's current (i.e. todays) patterns still work and it still appears to catch everything the Windows version does (of course - it misses a LOT that ClamAV catches...) Sounds like they have pushed a lot of what other vendors put into their engines into their patterns I'd guess...
-- Cheers
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