Yeah, when we have the on-access scan version (probably 2008), I'll ditch other antiviruses for good

No matter what antivirus you use, I recommend occasionally checking with a "backup" scanner. Right now, ClamWin is my backup, but the free Malicious Software Removal Tool from Microsoft would be a good backup scanner to a real-time/full-time antivirus program. The MSRT is supposedly run automatically when/if you use the Windows automatic updates on Patch Tuesdays (the 2nd Tuesday each month). I originally downloaded a copy of it so I could use it whenever I want, and it appears to be automatically updated each Patch Tuesday. It is in the wndows\system32 directory, and it is named MRT.exe. If you use it, I suggest you put it there and name it the same. McAfee's Stinger is also a good free scanner, but it is not updated as frequently as the Microsoft MRT.

These two tools are not a complete antivirus. They only scan for and remove the most dangerous malware that has been encountered in the wild (a couple of new viruses are added each month), so they shouldn't be used in place of a full-time antivirus program.

Regards,

I didn't know about that one
What do you think about the Comodo Antivirus? They offer several free tools: https://www.comodo.com/products/free_products.html

Comodo has some good tools. Their firewall is probably the best free one around--much better than Zone Alarm's free version (which looks to be getting a bit closer to adware--see https://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/). It is also Comodo's best security product and highly regarded. The Comodo antivirus doesn't do as well as ClamWin, although it has a real-time scanner, but it is a work-in-progress, and they continue to work on improvement. At this point, their Antimalware product (the old BO Clean which they bought from the original developer) is generally regarded as a bit behind its newer competition. There is acually less need for dedicated anti-trojan products like that. Most antivirus software now incorporates many trojan signatures, and good anti-spyware spots a lot of the stuff an antivirus might miss--plus it offers adware/spyware protection.

Regards,

Since it has been quite some time since this thread started and since alch commented on Clamwin 1.0.....I am just curious where the development of the 1.0 version stands at this point in time...?

Everyone who has an interest in Clamwin and has been following its development knows that the development team is small and thus progress is highly dependent on the graciously given free time of those individuals...but, we are still interested in where the project stands - and are willing to help if there is something we can do.

Thanks guys !!!

I hope that when ClamWin goes onaccess realtime that it forks off the non-onaccess for continual development as an ondemand scanner. I look for low resource use and ClamWin is the best second opinion av around. One time I used it as primary av with Windows Firewall. Even now with an autoscanning realtime paidware (may I say it? If not edit it Eset Smart Security) solution. I assume that ClamWin will have no problems with it. 87 percent of the programs on my computer are freeware and/or opensource.

Any of the code assembly for Windows, you programmers here?

I think you can get the ClamWin source code any time you want, but you have to abide by the GPL license.

I like the Eset scanner--used it for a year. I quit when I found out in my on-line wanderings that it had a vulnerability in it that they had patched. The company had neglected to tell users about the patch, and when I tried to find out more about the vulnerability from them, they hushed up. That's one advantage of Open Source--you hear about all the warts.

It appears to me that we are being oversold/overhyped by the antivirus/security companies. The best AVs can consistently find only about 50% of the REAL malware that is around (spend a couple of days checking out Jotti results sometimes). Any results better than that over time are due to the use of a subset/population that isn't reflective of the REAl world. ClamAV is knocking on 40% now, and there are many worse AVs being sold commercially. The only advantage they have over ClamWin is the RT scanner.

Regards,

Distresses me to hear that eset didn't disclose a vulnerability. NOD32 is a good av, low resource use, high efficacy, but I know the limitations, and I figure if it gets in, though your av catches it, it is still a failure. That is why I include Sandboxie in my security. That is why I use Firefox with NoScript, RefControl, Cookie Safe, LinkScanner, McAfee SiteAdvisor, and Download Statusbar (which schedules an automanual scan with NOD32, in my case, or any av, even though ESS has Web Access Protection.). Sandboxed browsers and email clients don't allow malware to write to your system, but I also include Threatfire since it has little if any effect on performance. So I include a sandbox, Sandboxie, immunizer, SpywareBlaster behavioral app, Threatfire, realtime av, NOD32 in ESS (which includes antispyware, firewall, and antispam), and now ClamWin . Note that these apps use very little or no resources but are effective. I believe that if my antivirus has to catch it, then I have failed. The important thing is to practice safe emailing and surfing, batten down the OS (no unnecessary Services, keep every app patched, and avoid porno sites, dont open emails from unfamiliar senders, etc. For awhile I used Windows Firewall and an earlier ClamWin, plus Prevx, SpywareBlaster, and some of the same ondemand scanners I use now and didnt get infected. Routed necessary, I believe.
I do have a friend who has XP Pro too, uses Windows firewall, no av, no antispyware, but goes each week to three online av scanners, default browser Firefox with add-ons above and last two years no infection from worm, spyware, virus, Trojan, or probably no rootkit. He claims that it is your behavior that infects you. He claims I'm paranoid, that I rely on programs when I should take care.

I like Eset. I will use earlier verson of ClamWin w/o realtime because I dont trust any security program completely. I carry ClamWin on my usb drives when I travel. One usb drive has my office and the other diagnostic, maintenance, and security apps. The latter I use to clean relatives' and friends' computers before I plug in my office. The non-realtime ClamWin is precious to me. Keep a version in development that is non-realtime.

Let us work together to overcome it.

See the current thread below for a real-time monitor for ClamWin. I've tested it, and it works, but it still needs some development, and it doesn't yet provide complete protection. I suggest using it with a behavior blocker like WinPatrol or ThreatFire--both free.

If you have programming skills, and would like to help the ClamWin project, contact the ClamWin developers from the ClamWin home page.

https://forums.clamwin.com/viewtopic.php?t=1476

Regards,

Check this: https://www.clamwin.com/content/view/35/27/

It's nice to have a "backup" virus scanner, and ClamWin does that job nicely. No one virus can catch everything. If you do a long ClamWin scan, however, it might be best to turn off the real-time scanner on your regular antivirus, so you will not use too much computer resources.

Regards,

Can someone sending (PM) me the source files (zip) of clammon? As i cannot read the russhian's text.

i believe the clammon project is dead. check out clamsentinel, which is much better, regardless. it is at https://sourceforge.net/projects/clamsentinel/ on the web. there are some posts here on the forums about it.

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Not the case the project still seems to be very much alive. Running this on my Windows 2008 X64 server and it installed and is running fine.

Latest release is 2010-09-19 so its still being worked on!