Re: Open Source Anti-Virus

[Russell Fulton <r.fulton () AUCKLAND AC NZ>]

Fowler, Steve wrote:
> As a part of my review of potential Anti-Virus vendors I have been asked
> to consider Open Source products as well.  Application names I am aware
> of, Clam-AV, ClamWin, ClamXav, ClamShell, & KlamAV.
> Are there others you have run across?
>
> Questions:
>  1. Are you currently using an Open Source AV product in your computing
> environment?
>
>  1a. If so, what product and in what application?

ClamAV on our linux based, capmus wide, smtp cluster (along side a
commercial product).  We find clamav has better detection  of phishing
and other scam emails than our commercial product.
>  2. In selecting an Antivirus vendor have you or did you considered an
> open source solution for the desktop?  Why or why not?
No -- To my knowledge none of the OS AV products have the sort of
'enterprise' management features that we need.  I'd be delighted to be
proved wrong here.

Russell