> 1. Unless I missed it, the UI only allows scanning stuff in RAM, not files > on hard-disks. If this is correct, does it mean users are expected to also > install ClamWin to scan hard-disks?
The current version of ClamAV for Windows offers on-access scanning. On-demand scanning is coming with the next release. > 2. Based on the input above, ClamAV is apparently aimed at scanning e-mail > attachments. Does it mean it's not as good as proprietary AV solutions for > generally finding malware, wherever it lives (not sure why it would make a > difference, apart from the fact that an attachement-focused AV solution > wouldn't look at eg. the Registry)? 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. -Alain On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Fred-145 <codecompl...@free.fr> wrote: > > I rebooted and installed "ClamAV for Windows". I have a couple of questions: > > 1. Unless I missed it, the UI only allows scanning stuff in RAM, not files > on hard-disks. If this is correct, does it mean users are expected to also > install ClamWin to scan hard-disks? > > 2. Based on the input above, ClamAV is apparently aimed at scanning e-mail > attachments. Does it mean it's not as good as proprietary AV solutions for > generally finding malware, wherever it lives (not sure why it would make a > difference, apart from the fact that an attachement-focused AV solution > wouldn't look at eg. the Registry)? > > Thank you. > -- > View this message in context: > http://old.nabble.com/-Windows--How-does-ClamAV-compare-with-closed-source-alternatives--tp28535727p28539637.html > Sent from the clamav-users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net > http://www.clamav.net/support/ml > _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
