On Nov 3, 2010, at 5:41 PM, Yersinia wrote: > Out of curiosity, I actually downloaded both of these. Decided to start with > the ClamXav version 2 beta first, and it's been running for pushing a couple > of hours now! It's STILL scanning my G4 Quicksilver 867's 60 GB HDD. No > infections are listed yet but this came up at some point: > > "Starting scan… > > do not upload it somewhere! > My objects .crash.log" > > I don't know WHEN that appeared because I had KVM'ed over to the Mini for > awhile and just noticed it when I came back to the Quicksilver...and I have > no idea what it means, seeing how there's nothing in the "Infection Name" > area.
Make sure there isn't a dialog window waiting patiently where you can't find it, or that it hasn't simply crashed...it IS a beta after all. > > Anyhoo, is virus scanning SUPPOSED to take this long? I'm thinking I probably > won't bother with Sophos because I don't want to tie up my machines for > hours. Or maybe I'll try it on the iBook, but won't have any reference point > to compare speeds between Sophos and ClamXav. Dunno. It's sort of like Spotlight...the first time takes forever, but both Sophos and ClamXAv can be configured to do on Access scanning, which is considerably faster; files are only ever scanned if the system touches them. -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
