Re: [Mimedefang] ClamAV effectiveness (was Re: MIMEDefang Digest, Vol 132, Issue 3)

2014-09-18 Thread David F. Skoll
On Thu, 18 Sep 2014 14:17:13 -0500 Richard Laager wrote: > Is there a virus scanner you'd recommend for use with MIMEDefang on > Linux? No, not really. I'd recommend not running Windows which reduces your exposure to viruses by 99%. And rather than any sort of virus scanner, I'd simply block a

Re: [Mimedefang] ClamAV effectiveness (was Re: MIMEDefang Digest, Vol 132, Issue 3)

2014-09-18 Thread Richard Laager
On Thu, 2014-09-18 at 12:45 -0400, David F. Skoll wrote: > ClamAV has become almost completely useless since the > Sourcefire and then Cicso acquisition. It's a fine engine, but signatures > are awful. Is there a virus scanner you'd recommend for use with MIMEDefang on Linux? -- Richard signa

[Mimedefang] ClamAV effectiveness (was Re: MIMEDefang Digest, Vol 132, Issue 3)

2014-09-18 Thread David F. Skoll
On Thu, 18 Sep 2014 17:33:44 +0100 (BST) "G.W. Haywood" wrote: > In my opinion ClamAV is more or less useless for anything other than > the phishing signatures etc. for which I use it. Seconded. ClamAV has become almost completely useless since the Sourcefire and then Cicso acquisition. It's a