Does anyone know of any good open source anti-virus apps out there that are updated regularly??
I did try clamAV but I thought this was seriously lacking when compared to the Norton Anti-Virus suite I'm using.
This is one area where I'd imagine that Open Source has a significant disadvantage over closed source because of the constant updates that are required...
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Add AnswerBy an anonymous user on Mar. 10, 2008
I have never found a good 'open source' one.. avg is pretty good though and free
By an anonymous user on Mar. 10, 2008
Clam AV does actually work pretty well, and ClamWin on windows might do the trick.
Not sure how often the definitions are update, though..
By an anonymous user on Mar. 10, 2008
Hmmmmm... Here's a solution! Lose windoze! Get Linux, or even a mac!
AVG if free but not open source.
i think you can try for Sysmantic Anti-Virus which is free and also you will get updates for that
You can have a free anti virus like AVG... but opensource anti virus i dont think so.
If there is an opensource anti virus I will advice you not to use it because it is not secure and codes will be opened to hackers and virus developers eyes.
Only ClamAV. You might want to check uot openav.org.
ClamAV in terms of virus recognition and clean up is if not better atleast at par (mostly much better) to the closed source ones. The open and known issue about ClamAV is that it does not have realtime file access scan, which means that the file is not scanned automatically when accessed or downloaded.
This prblem can be resolved using Winpooch.
http://winpooch.free.fr/page/home.php?lang=en&page=home
Its a hack but it still works.
Also if you use Firefox like me you can install the Clamwin Antivirus Glue extension which will automatically scan the download with ClamAV before letting it be saved on the drive.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/771
There are instructions to modify the extension for any release of Firefox.
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