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ClamAV is actually pretty effective at detecting malware it knows about. I've seen it work on multiple occasion even with non in-the-wild viruses. However becau
by dragonquest 17y ago
ClamAV is actually pretty effective at detecting malware it knows about. I've seen it work on multiple occasion even with non in-the-wild viruses. However because it lacks real time scanning and cleaning, it's clearly not a first line of defense yet.
A better bet would be F-Prot or Nod32 which seem far lighter and a tad more quiet about their business except when a malware is actually found (which is also customizable I believe).
However, I see a hard task ahead of any startup that wants to come up in this field. Writing sig definitions for the 100000+ viruses already difficult is a massive initial undertaking. The older players already have most of it written down but a startup would have to put in a ton of effort just to catch up.
- inpoiun 17y agoWhy do you need real time scanning? You download an app/email attachment etc, check it and then install/open it.
- dragonquest 17y agoThe problem is remembering each time you do this. After a while it gets painful to repetitively do the same. Its just easier to install an alternative which comes with a real time scanner.
- inpoiun 17y agoTrue, the best way would be to have OS support for automatic quarantining of anything from outside until it has been checked. Vista sort of has this but it doesn't clear the suspicion, so if you download a simple utility (or even a help file) it will warn you every time you open it - unless it comes inside an installer.