> >> The sysadmins could have done this by turning off freshclam...... > and > >> saved themselves from having to deal with the upgrade..... > > > > Who is the sysadmin of an unmanaged box? > > The owner of the box. They may not be qualified to manage the machine, > but computers don't plug themselves into the network-- every machine > belongs to someone who pays for electrical power and network > connectivity.
What if your PS3 stops working because the maker thinks it is a too-old model to still go? > > If nobody had to turn off freshclam, why clamscan had to stop > working? > > Sufficiently old versions of ClamAV don't work with all of the current > signatures, and bugs in these old versions prevent the ClamAV team from > writing more complex signatures that they would like to use. Just prevent old versions from upgrading. It is not that difficult. > ClamAV isn't different from other anti-virus software or security > mechanisms in general. If the software is too old, it doesn't provide > useful protection from current malware. If you've ever administered an > older Windows box at some client site, it's not uncommon to find a 3- > year out-of-date antivirus install that either has been logging > complaints for ages, or has been disabled completely because the local > user got tired of being nagged about the outdated version. Infact I did find stuff like that. I also found expired Norton AVs that messed the OS when uninstalled (probably the uninstaller didn't made a very clean job)... I was very happy to find an open-source AV product in internet, because I had the feeling that it was the right solution to avoid that crap in mission critical applications. I'm know a bit uncomfortable with the idea that the ClamAV team can so easily "unplug the wire". When there are other ways to do the same with few more effort, if at all, too. > It's also not uncommon to find such machines infected six ways from Sunday. If one can't afford the upgrade, let him/her live the way he/she can. Come on... Giampaolo _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
