Re: [clamav-users] ransomware

2020-10-03 Thread G.W. Haywood via clamav-users
Hi there, On Sat, 3 Oct 2020, Andrew C Aitchison via clamav-users wrote: On Sat, 3 Oct 2020, Mat via clamav-users wrote: This removal(post infection) I am talking about on Linux platforms. To the best of my knowledge, ClamAV does not *remove* any malware. It is usually used to detect malwar

Re: [clamav-users] ransomware

2020-10-03 Thread Frans de Boer
On 2020-10-01 01:03, G.W. Haywood via clamav-users wrote: Hi there, On Wed, 30 Sep 2020, Mat via clamav-users wrote: Does clamav support remove ransomware? No. It does have options to remove or move files which it considers to be 'infected' but you would need to be sure that you understand

Re: [clamav-users] ransomware

2020-10-03 Thread Andrew C Aitchison via clamav-users
To the best of my knowledge, ClamAV does not *remove* any malware. It is usually used to detect malware *prior* to infection; and I do not think that much effort has been made to teach it to detect infected systems (please tell me if I am wrong). On Sat, 3 Oct 2020, Mat via clamav-users wrote:

Re: [clamav-users] ransomware

2020-10-03 Thread Mat via clamav-users
This removal(post infection) I am talking about on Linux platforms. On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 4:06 PM G.W. Haywood via clamav-users < clamav-users@lists.clamav.net> wrote: > Hi there, > > On Wed, 30 Sep 2020, Al Varnell via clamav-users wrote: > > > I'm certain that the answer to your first questi

Re: [clamav-users] ransomware

2020-09-30 Thread G.W. Haywood via clamav-users
Hi there, On Wed, 30 Sep 2020, Al Varnell via clamav-users wrote: I'm certain that the answer to your first question is yes ... Careful, the OP said 'remove' not 'detect'! -- 73, Ged. ___ clamav-users mailing list clamav-users@lists.clamav.net h

Re: [clamav-users] ransomware

2020-09-30 Thread G.W. Haywood via clamav-users
Hi there, On Wed, 30 Sep 2020, Mat via clamav-users wrote: Does clamav support remove ransomware? No. It does have options to remove or move files which it considers to be 'infected' but you would need to be sure that you understand the risks of doing something like that before doing it auto

Re: [clamav-users] ransomware

2020-09-30 Thread Al Varnell via clamav-users
I'm certain that the answer to your first question is yes, as there are almost 15,000 signatures in the current database that specifically address ransomware and have been since they first appeared. Most address the Windows platform. Ransomware detection and removal is no different from that use

[clamav-users] ransomware

2020-09-30 Thread Mat via clamav-users
Does clamav support remove ransomware? If Yes, how effective compared to some specialized ransomware cleanup software out there? ___ clamav-users mailing list clamav-users@lists.clamav.net https://lists.clamav.net/mailman/listinfo/clamav-users Help us