On 27.11.16 10:57, crazy thinker wrote:
I have a doubt regarding virus db files. why ClamAV team providing common
database for paltforms like windows linux and mac os x. why not they
provide virus database files based on platform specific. is there any
specific reason behind this? i am very curi
Al nailed it.
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> On Nov 27, 2016, at 1:15 AM, Al Varnell wrote:
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> That's an easy one. As I understand it's history, ClamAV was originally
> designed to scan incoming messages to e-mail servers. Since it's impossible
> to know the final destination platform of these me
Am 27.11.2016 um 06:27 schrieb crazy thinker:
I have a doubt regarding virus db files. why ClamAV team providing common
database for paltforms like windows linux and mac os x. why not they
provide virus database files based on platform specific. is there any
specific reason behind this? i am v
A good AV server protects the environment, not a particular platform. This is
something you can easily alter because you ultimately decide what signatures to
install. ClamAV gives you all the tools you need to filter official and
unofficial signatures to target any platform of interest you have.
That's an easy one. As I understand it's history, ClamAV was originally
designed to scan incoming messages to e-mail servers. Since it's impossible to
know the final destination platform of these message, they have to be screened
for all possible infections. Even though ClamAV has been put to br
