ClamAV is not specifically designed to be a host-based AV although you can use it as such. If you want a ClamAV solution specially designed to run on end systems, check out ClamAV for Windows: http://www.clamav.net/lang/en/about/win32/
-Alain On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Henrik K <h...@hege.li> wrote: > On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 06:08:38AM -0700, Fred-145 wrote: >> >> Hello >> >> I searched the archives of this mailing-list (the web interface to the >> archives of the ClamWin doesn't provide a search option) and read the links >> provided in the subscription e-mail (www.clamav.net/support/ml, >> www.clamav.net/support/faq, wiki.clamav.net), but only found a single thread >> from 2004 on the subjet. >> >> I like the fact that ClamAV is open-source, but I can only recommend >> ClamAV-included live CDs (like www.trinityhome.org or www.sysresccd.org) to >> customers if it's as reliable as the closed-source leaders such as Kasperksy >> or AVG in detecting (and ideally, fixing) viruses on Windows hosts. >> >> Is there a recent and unbiased review of ClamAV vs. closed-source >> alternatives? > > As ClamAV itself says: "designed especially for e-mail scanning on mail > gateways". Given this purpose and the (little) amount of staff writing > signatures, it's obvious that ClamAV is not "reliable for fixing" infected > computers. It's meant for detecting incoming threats. > > _______________________________________________ > Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net > http://www.clamav.net/support/ml > _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
