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List:       focus-virus
Subject:    Re: AV software for Linux (on a disk)
From:       Andreas Marx <amarx () gega-it ! de>
Date:       2004-04-16 18:45:19
Message-ID: 6.1.0.6.2.20040416203810.02c8c4a8 () gega-it ! de
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Hi!

>"Job 317" <job317@mailvault.com> wrote:
> > Is there a decent AV scanner for Linux that is OpenSource?

A review of 19 Linux anti-virus scanners and (on-access) virus guards can 
be found in the following c't article (tested with Red Hat, Debian and Suse):
<http://www.heise.de/security/artikel/39978>

It's in German language, but I'm sure the translation of the following 
table using Google should be well-enough to understand the results (e.g. 
problems found, detected viruses, supported archive formats):
<http://www.heise.de/security/artikel/39978/5>

The Virus Bulletin magazine has published an interesting review of Linux 
virus scanners as well. Unfortunetely, it's only included in the current 
printed issue. However, a good impression about the results can be found in 
the following summary:
<http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/archives/products.xml?table>

If you're interested in current test results of ClamAV, Symantec AV or 
Sophos, plus their mail virus scanners (used by large e-mail service 
providers), I'd suggest to read the following German article:
<http://www.tekit.de/tekit-aktuelles.html>

Hope, this helps.

cheers,
Andreas

-- 
BSc. Andreas Marx, CEO, http://www.av-test.org
AV-Test GmbH, Klewitzstr. 7, 39112 Magdeburg, Germany
Phone: +49 (0)391 6075466, Fax: +49 (0)391 6075469


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