Fred-145 wrote: > Alain Zidouemba wrote: > >> The current version of ClamAV for Windows offers on-access scanning. >> On-demand scanning is coming with the next release. >> > > Thanks for the clarification. I didn't know what "on-access scanning" and > "on-demand scanning" meant. So at this point, ClamAV (on the Windows > platform at least) isn't a single package, and requires both ClamWin and > ClamAV for Windows, and possibly more (not sure if ClamWin scans for stuff > in the Registry, for instance.) >
"on-access scanning" means that files are scanned whenever the system tries to access them. This means that a virus may get dropped onto the system, but it should be detected and blocked as soon as it tries to run. "on-demand scanning" means that you can start a scan manually to check certain files for viruses. Rather than using ClamWin, I would pair up ClamAV for Windows with another of the free AV utilities such as AVG or Avira. > Alain Zidouemba wrote: > >> If you install ClamAV on a *nix box and mount a Windows share and scan >> it from your *nix box, ClamAV will detect all malware files on disk that >> it is configured to detect. >> > > I was looking for a single-package solution that would protect Windows SOHO > users from threats both in RAM and on their mass-storage devices (in case I > need to install this software after the PC has already been in use, ie. not > in a pristine state), so having to add a Linux box just to scan their > Windows computer is a bit overkill. > I don't think Alain was intending to suggest that for your case, he was just pointing out that the *nix version of ClamAV is capable of scanning Windows files for viruses. -- Bowie _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
