Here is an update to your OpenAntivirus database statement... This may be
new to ClamAV, but in there 0.60 version it states this:
"
Many people get confused with ClamAV database status because of
the OpenAntiVirus update information at:
http://openantivirus.org/latest.php
(last update at 17 October, 2002). The ClamAV virus database contains
the OAV database (with some signatures fixed or removed) but we
develop it independently of the OAV project. Our database is updated
frequently (on average 4-5 times a week). You can help (or join) us -
will find some basic but useful instructions at
http://clamav.elektrapro.com/doc/signatures.pdf
"
Ben
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirk Friggstad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 6:04 PM
Subject: [xmail] Re: Clam AV?
>
> From a comp.os.linux.security posting from March 3, 2003:
>
> "However, use it [ClamAV] at your peril.
>
> Clam AntiVirus uses the OpenAntivirus virus database. It is in an early
> development state and members of the OpenAntivirus group say that it
> should be regarded as a "toy" at present. It is not up-to-date and tests
> by the group using it have found that the database does not (yet) trap
> many ITW (in the wild) viruses. They have consistently told me that they
> have asked Clam Antivirus NOT to use their database in Clam
Antivirus....."
>
> (found on Google groups - search for "clam antivirus" and "old rocker"
> should have this posting as the top result)
>
> Took a quick peek at Open Antivirus' page on SourceForge - the virus
> signature database they have there is dated back to May of 2002, so I'd be
> inclined to agree with the person who posted the above message to Usenet.
>
> Hope this helps. We just implemented F-Prot with Peter Lindemann's AV
script
> this past week - we're averaging about 3000 viruses per day (mostly Sobig,
> with a sprinkling of Klez, Bugbear and other classics). Very happy with it
> so far - the price tag wasn't insignificant, but it was much less than it
> would have been for a commercial mail package with integrated virus
> scanning.
>
> Kirk.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Filip
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 4:50 PM
> To: Toby Reiter
> Subject: [xmail] Re: Clam AV?
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a collection from viruses my av-filter (linked on
> xmailserver.org) caught using f-prot. I compared clamav and f-prot on
> Linux RH 9 :
>
> #clamscan /var/MailRoot/filters/XM_Fprot_Filter/InfectedMessages/
> Scanned files: 94
> Infected files: 41
>
>
> #f-prot /var/MailRoot/filters/XM_Fprot_Filter/InfectedMessages/
> Files: 94
> Infected: 92
> Suspicious: 1
>
>
> Any other experience or comment on this ?
>
>
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