Re: [Clamav-users] Independent Testing

2004-10-21 Thread sam wun
Julio Canto wrote: Bill Randle wrote: Dave P wrote: Are there any independent tests out there that do not paint such a bleak picture? Are there any plans to submit ClamAV or ClamWin to Virus Bulletin? [...] I think a better test is side-by-side comparisons with standard, commercial, products. If

Re: [Clamav-users] Independent Testing

2004-10-21 Thread Julio Canto
sam wun wrote: Hi, how do you make ClamAV update virus database as soon as possible when the signature becomes ready? Sam. Polling frequently the online versions. This subject were allready discussed in the list some months ago. -- Regards, Julio Canto Hispasec Sistemas

Re: [Clamav-users] Independent Testing

2004-10-21 Thread Niek
On 10/21/2004 1:21 AM +0200, Dave P wrote: I am trying to convince my company to switch to open source where possible. It is much easier if the software has been evaluated by an independent group. Unfortunately, reviews that I could find, including GMX Systematic and Heise magazines, were

Re: [Clamav-users] Independent Testing

2004-10-21 Thread Bogusaw Brandys
Hi Niek wrote: On 10/21/2004 1:21 AM +0200, Dave P wrote: I am trying to convince my company to switch to open source where possible. It is much easier if the software has been evaluated by an independent group. Unfortunately, reviews that I could find, including GMX Systematic and Heise

Re: [Clamav-users] Independent Testing

2004-10-21 Thread Jason Haar
On Thu, Oct 21, 2004 at 09:38:49AM +0200, Bogusaw Brandys wrote: Right.Put ClamAV on front and commercial scanner on back ;-) ClamAV do not recognize many polymorphic malwares, but today there are not so many such malwares ;-) Too right - that describes exactly how Qmail-Scanner utilizes

update as soon as possible WAS RE: [Clamav-users] Independent Testing

2004-10-21 Thread Mitch (WebCob)
Hi, how do you make ClamAV update virus database as soon as possible when the signature becomes ready? Sam. [Mitch (bitblock)] Sam. Bad toad! Don't hijack threads. You can run freshclam - there is no such thing as an instant update - the latest version uses DNS records to allow more

Re: [Clamav-users] Independent Testing (with STATS!)

2004-10-21 Thread clamav
Are there any independent tests out there that do not paint such a bleak picture? Are there any plans to submit ClamAV or ClamWin to Virus Bulletin? Want stats? We employ clam, uvscan (McAfee/NAI) and bdc. Clam is much faster because of clamd so it is first. Here is the breakdown in order

[Clamav-users] Independent Testing

2004-10-20 Thread Dave P
I am trying to convince my company to switch to open source where possible. It is much easier if the software has been evaluated by an independent group. Unfortunately, reviews that I could find, including GMX Systematic and Heise magazines, were negative. The opinion seemed to be summed up by

Re: [Clamav-users] Independent Testing

2004-10-20 Thread Bill Randle
Dave P wrote: I am trying to convince my company to switch to open source where possible. It is much easier if the software has been evaluated by an independent group. Unfortunately, reviews that I could find, including GMX Systematic and Heise magazines, were negative. The opinion seemed to be

Re: [Clamav-users] Independent Testing

2004-10-20 Thread Julio Canto
Bill Randle wrote: Dave P wrote: Are there any independent tests out there that do not paint such a bleak picture? Are there any plans to submit ClamAV or ClamWin to Virus Bulletin? [...] I think a better test is side-by-side comparisons with standard, commercial, products. If you search the