Technically speaking, ClamAV is open-source. However, we do not provide the code for ClamAV for Windows, therefore ClamAV for Windows is close-source just like the other AV solutions you mentioned. When it comes to whether ClamAV for Windows is going to fit your needs, you will have to decide that for yourself. I will only add that ClamAV for Windows uses an advances cloud-architecture that improves upon the detections provided by ClamAV's virus DB (which by the way is maintained by researchers who in the past have worked large AV vendors such as the ones behind the products you talked about).
Hope that helps, -Alain On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Fred-145 <codecompl...@free.fr> wrote: > > > azidouemba wrote: >> 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 > > Thanks for the link. I assume that ClamAV for Windows uses the same virus > database as the *nix ClamAV, which would mean it's not a good alternative to > closed-source commercial alternatives like Kaspersky, etc.? > > Is there a recent comparison of ClamAV against commercial alternatives? > > -- > View this message in context: > http://old.nabble.com/-Windows--How-does-ClamAV-compare-with-closed-source-alternatives--tp28535727p28536134.html > Sent from the clamav-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > 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
