Re: Freeware Antivirus

[Peter Busser <peter () trusteddebian org>]

Hi!

> My questiun to the list is what other FREE quality antivirus tools are there
> out there, I'm particularly looking for the end hosts but may as well
> include other solutions.  I always used to recommend  CA's InnoculateIT,
> that is until they started charging for it.

There is clamav, which is a GPLed virus scanner. It is available for Linux,
maybe it is also available for MS-Windows (it is claimed to be POSIX compliant,
so it should be portable).

I haven't used it as of yet, so I can't really comment on its speed and
quality.

Groetjes,
Peter Busser
-- 
The Adamantix Project
Taking trustworthy software out of the labs, and into the real world
http://www.adamantix.org/

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training Federal, September 29-30 (Training), 
October 1-2 (Briefings) in Tysons Corner, VA; the world's premier 
technical IT security event.  Modeled after the famous Black Hat event in 
Las Vegas! 6 tracks, 12 training sessions, top speakers and sponsors.  
Symantec is the Diamond sponsor.  Early-bird registration ends September 6.Visit us: www.blackhat.com
----------------------------------------------------------------------------