Clamav For Ubuntu
The following updates has been released for Ubuntu Linux: USN-3550-2: ClamAV vulnerabilities USN-3557-1: Squid vulnerabilities USN-3558-1: systemd vulnerabilities.
I am planning to use ClamAV to virus scan files being uploaded to a Web Application running on Ubuntu Servers. ClamAV will be installed on a dedicated server and when the file is being uploaded, the bytes will be scanned using the clamMD daemon (using java sockets) and checked for virus. Most of my webapp users will be Windows based so I am expecting ALL possible windows based viruses. My question is, has someone used ClamAV in production for such a use case/setup.? Thomson cable modem. I have heard that ClamAV being open source is slow when updating virus definitions related to Windows Virus and thus may allow some infected files to get through. Or is it best to go with a commercial option?
If yes, can someone suggest me possible reliable vendors who provide virus scan engines install-able on Linux and have used those vendors for the above set-up? The technical feasibility of the setup put aside, you should abandon the thought that a virus scanner is going to bring you any kind of certainty of having malware-free data. Any virus scanner is only going to scan for the most visible and known malware patterns.
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Thus, a scanner can only be an 'annoyance reducing facility', not a security measure. That said, if you are interested in data about antivirus software detection rates, there are plenty of reviewers (especially PC magazines) writing on this topic. Offers a number of different reports with data about how the scanners are performing in different situations.