On 10/31/07, David Harley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > err doesn't virustotal only detect windows viruses? > > Strictly speaking, VT doesn't detect anything. It just reports what certain > scanners report. (I know that sounds patronizing: bear with me...) But a > couple of those scanners should detect Mac malware. VirusBarrier isn't one > of the scanners they use, though, and I haven't yet seen anything on this on > the McAfee, Sophos or Symantec web sites. But that may only mean that those > vendors haven't been able to secure a sample through "normal" channels -- > Intego are long-established, but strictly Mac and a bit out of the > mainstream. > > > They dont have virex listed in the scanners, but ClamAV could > > be the BSD version.. I guess > > I don't think ClamAV does Mac-specific malware, generally, even ClamXav > which is just the Clam engine on a Mac platform. > > If you respond to this, please don't go all anti-AV on me tonight: I've been > mauled enough for one evening, and I'm just trying to help...
No worries :-) I had evaluated av solutions for a university and found out that McAfee Virex did not detect windows viruses. I thought this was just standard operating procedure for AV, as scanning every OS for every virus might be too CPU intensive for an app. -JP _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
