Fred-145 wrote: > I rebooted and installed "ClamAV for Windows". I have a couple of questions: >
Keep in mind that (at the moment), "ClamAV" and "ClamAV for Windows" are two completely unrelated products. > 1. Unless I missed it, the UI only allows scanning stuff in RAM, not files > on hard-disks. If this is correct, does it mean users are expected to also > install ClamWin to scan hard-disks? > There is a "Start Scan" button on the "Scan" screen in the UI, but there are no options to specify what it is scanning so I'm not sure exactly what it does. > 2. Based on the input above, ClamAV is apparently aimed at scanning e-mail > attachments. Does it mean it's not as good as proprietary AV solutions for > generally finding malware, wherever it lives (not sure why it would make a > difference, apart from the fact that an attachement-focused AV solution > wouldn't look at eg. the Registry)? > ClamAV is designed to be an e-mail scanner for Linux. ClamAV for Windows is designed to be an on-access file scanner for Windows. -- Bowie _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
