> For the latter there is an outstanding request to Scott to > kill additional scanning once a scanner detects a virus..
So right now if you use multiple scanners when you scan with ScannerA and it finds a virus Declude will still call ScannerB and have it scan as well? Scott pointed out that his McAfee was only $11.00 for the year so the price barrier is "non-existant" and I see from your and Scott's responses that there are indeed reasons to have more than one scanner. Thank you all Goran Jovanovic The LAN Shoppe > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:Declude.JunkMail- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Hayer > Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 10:03 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Declude.JunkMail] f-prot > > On 17 May 2004 at 9:13, Goran Jovanovic wrote: > > > For the folks using multiple scanners, do you have any stats on how > > often the secondary scanner found a virus that the first one missed? > Hi Goran, > > Here are my latest stats: > Virus Totals: > 441 F-Prot > 412 AVG > 446 McAfee > ----------------- > Vunerabilities: > 349 > ----------------- > > I update the defs for all every 4 hrs on a staggered schedule. > Because of possible false positives I have found it hard to rank one > particular scanner over another. For me the advantage to have more > than one is one [varies] company will always come out with protection > for a new outbreak before another. The downside is cost and cpu > overhead. For the latter there is an outstanding request to Scott to > kill additional scanning once a scanner detects a virus.. > > -Nick Hayer > > > > > > > > I realize that the cost of F-Prot (which I am using) is quite low and > > others might be as well, so it is not a cost issue but rather a "Do I > > really need it?". > > > > Thanx > > > > > > Goran Jovanovic > > The LAN Shoppe > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:Declude.JunkMail- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Fisher Sent: Monday, May 17, > > > 2004 12:49 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: > > > [Declude.JunkMail] f-prot > > > > > > I find the Mcafee is the best at detecting viruses within encrupted > > zips. > > > Otherwise they are pretty even. > > > > > > I'd recommend using F-Prot and Mcafee. > > > Mcafee for the DOS command line scanner is dirt cheap. I'll see if I > > can > > > find my price tomorrow. > > > > > > <<< [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5/15 12:29p >>> > > > Can anyone tell me how f-prot compares to mcafee or symantec when it > > comes > > > to keeping their database up with new viruses? That just seems > > > pretty cheap but hey that's exactly what I'm looking for as long as > > > it works well > > :) > > > > > > thanks, > > > > > > Larry Craddock > > > > > > > > > --- > > > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > > > (http://www.declude.com)] > > > > > > --- > > > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > > > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > > > type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at > > > http://www.mail-archive.com. --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by > > > Declude Virus] > > > > > > --- > > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > > (http://www.declude.com)] > > > > --- > > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > > type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found > > at http://www.mail-archive.com. > > > > > --- > [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus > (http://www.declude.com)] > > --- > This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found > at http://www.mail-archive.com. > --- > [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.