RE: mail antivirus
- From: "Paul Ryland" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 12:08:12 +0100
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[mailto:listbounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Walsh
Sent: 23 August 2007 19:09
To: focus-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: mail antivirus
ClamAV. http://www.clamav.net/
Open Source. Virus definitions automatically updated with new
definitions via freshclam. New strains added very quickly.
Client / Server model.
We use a shell script to make clamscan work with maildrop
xfilter and it works very well.
No complaints other than some issues with the code base
evolving a little to quickly which can make it difficult to
keep up to date (some newer virus definitions will not work
with an older version of clamscan so you need to check the
logs of freshclam occasionally for "WARNING: Your ClamAV
installation is OUTDATED!" and update when needed).
It is evolving rapidly for a very good reason:
<http://search.securityfocus.com/swsearch?query=clamav&sbm=archive%2F1%2F&submit=Search%21&metaname=alldoc&sort=swishlastmodified>
Yes, that's 7 pages of vulnerabilities over the last 3 years.
They ClamAV developers have a very commendable attitude to
fixing security issues, but you do have to keep an eye out
on the bugtrack list for the weekly issues. Shame I cannot
say the same about some very popular mailservers. YMMV.
Paul
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