Erik P. Olsen wrote: > On 11/03/09 17:41, Lyle Giese wrote: >> I would be looking at tools like chkrootkit, rkhunter and aide for your >> purposes. These are tools specifically intended for the *nix OS system. >> >> ClamAV is aimed more for email scanning. Besides the scales are still >> tipped towards Microsoft OS's and Internet Explorer. Even stuff aimed at >> Firefox is still aimed at Firefox under Windows, not under *nix. > > This is exactly what I intend to use clamav for. But perhaps email scanning > is not what I think it is. I receive files through e-mail, internet > downloads and usb sticks which I redistribute to various users and I want to > be sure that what I send out is free from vira. > > Won't clamav do the job? > > Erik.
It will. It will actually find any virus for any OS for which there is a signature, and if you can't find a signature, submit the sample to ClamAV and then make your own signature while waiting for the sample to be included. dp _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
