Security Apps Support

I have to say that in the short time I have tried using this software that it has not stopped a single virus, detected any viruses despite having a couple on my system that AVG jumped on when I switched back to it.

Then I keep getting messages like... despite updating perfectly fine.

Scan Started Sun Mar 08 09:24:48 2009
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ERROR: Malformed database

----------- SCAN SUMMARY -----------
Known viruses: 455817
Engine version: 0.94.1
Scanned directories: 0
Scanned files: 0
Infected files: 0

I've read a few articles that open source antivirus software is pointless, and just does not work. Their argument is that companies like Symantec, Norton, and others have dedicated security teams, while open source software like ClamAV only gets updated when people feel like updating it. Personally, I can't say I agree. What do you think? Here are the articles:

1. why is clamwin have a high FALSE POS. rate?
2. why does it make other AV's think is infected!?
3. WHY DOSE IT THINK SMITFURAD FIX IS A TROJAN?! IT'S A TROJAN REMOVER
(CW FOUND TROJAN.SHUTDOWNER AND TROJAN.KILLPROC) confirmend FALSE POS.

I have Clamwin configured to notify only in the event of a virus.

If I become infected Clamwin will notify me, but will it then give me the opportunity to cleanse?

Thanks

Hi,

I have installed clamwin on a flashdrive.

The programmes asked me to download the virus signatures (main.cvd). The first attempt failed.

Q1 What is main.cvd?

Restarting the programme allowed a second server to be selected, but this was taking so long to download that I had to terminate.

Q2. When I retart clamwin, will I begin where I left off, or will it restart from the begining. That is, will it resume?

Q3. Is there a way of ensuring that I get the fastest downloads? When working on a public machine, I will need a fast download so I can check my flashdrive.

is it possible to run portable clamwin with wine? I think it's possible, I get a message about a .dll not loading, do you know which .dll is missing for it to work?

I have just downloaded clamwin to a flasfdrive. I would like to create another directory on the flashdrive and move clamwin into this directory prior to installing the programme.

I note that winwget (used for download) has kept all the download information in its window. Will moving the programme on the flashdrive cause a problem?

Thanks

I assume that an antivirus programme on a flashdrive is only necessary if the pc's that one uses do not have AV programmes installed that check the hard drives and memories. Assuming of course that they will scan the flashdrive as an option (right click,etc). Is this a correct assumption.

Just a note:
The main.cvd for ClamAV/Win/portable is updating from

49 to 50

If you have high speed access the most efficient way to do the update is to directly download the file from here:

http://www.clamav.org/download/cvd
after deleting your current main.cvd

If you allow it to update itself you will get a
43 MB main.cld instead of a nice compact 19 MB main.cvd

don't forget to delete your current daily.cld also if you use this method, the new daily.cvd is only 371kb

Remember:

delete
...\ClamWinPortable\Data\db\main.*
...\ClamWinPortable\Data\db\daily.*

and

Just a small bug, but if you set your window backgrounds to black you cant see the text in the settings section. The other windows override with the default gray. Anyone have a fix for this (aside from changing the theme Thanks in advance.