On 2010-05-12 22:50, Fred-145 wrote: > > > Bowie Bailey wrote: >> Keep in mind that (at the moment), "ClamAV" and "ClamAV for Windows" are >> two completely unrelated products. > > Yup, that's what other users said above. Unfortunately, the page about > ClamAV for Windows doesn't say anywhere that it only scans for malware in > RAM, not on mass-storage: > > www.clamav.net/lang/en/about/win32/
It does scan files that are copied around on disks, or files that are executed from disks. In this version on-demand scanning has not been implemented, it will in a future version. That doesn't mean it doesn't protect you from threats. > > I suspect this oversight is not unrelated to ClamAV for Windows being a > closed-source product ;-) > > > Bowie Bailey wrote: >> 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. > > It obviously only scans for malware in RAM. I have two 200GB hard-disks, and > they are clearly not being scanned by ClamAV for Windows. Try copying a file on the disk, it should get detected (try with clam.exe or eicar). > > Thank you. _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
