Sain, David J. wrote: > I want to setup a linux box with smoothwall, ipcop or some other > opensource internet security application (preferably linux based) at > home, but don't know how ClamAV might handle things like Antivirus 2008 > that make fraudulent claims and are considered malware. > > I searched archives, but don't come up with hits on [ malware "antivirus > 2008" ] which is a specific thing we deal with at work on a regular > basis (I'm a consultant. One firm we have a Sonicwall tz190 which > blocks malware and virus' quite well, but sometimes at the expense of > other things, like lunix updates) > > http://officialantiviruslab.com/?gclid=COu1jrK5rpUCFQ0MIgodJHujbw > http://onlineantivirus2009.com/?gclid=COCnhYG5rpUCFRKAxgodpF7KbA > > > Any thoughts? > > > Thank you, > > David > See the 'Sanesecurity: new database' recent thread http://lurker.clamav.net/thread/20080818.151714.69360cff.en.html It annunces the addition of http://sanesecurity.co.uk/clamav/rogue.htm signatures for "known Rogue Anti-Virus software and also contains known Fake Videos/Codecs." Given the reference about fake news, I think 'antivirus 2008' will be listed there.
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