ClamAV Feedback was (RE: Sendmail Milter Question)

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Fr, den 22.10.2004 schrieb Yang Xiao um 22:03:

> Is anyone using ClamAV in a production environment? How does it stack
> up against the commecial Anti-Virus programs such as symantec etc... I
> want to setup and spam filter with vuirus scan on FC2, but have some
> reservations on using a free software antivirus product because I have
> no idea whether their virus defnitions are good and up to date.

> Yang

The definition updates are a bit slower than from the big anti-virus
program companies like NAI or Symantec. but not all commercial
anti-virus solutions rule above ClamAV. I remember a very good test in a
German computer magazine (c't) about that topic. Recognition rates for
the various worms and types of viruses vary and the time definition
updates take.
You can combine ClamAV with a commercial product. For instance speaking
about anti-virus protection on a mail server you can easily do with a
milter like MimeDefang which supports a lot of products.

Alexander


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