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Posted by optikl on July 18, 2006, 7:50 pm
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> optikl wrote:
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>>>> What is the consensus on a good antivirus product?
>>> That there is none. :-)
>>>
>> It's one thing to crusade against the hype created by security software
>> companies. It's another to flat-out intentionally give poor and
>> misleading information to the less informed, just to push your agenda.
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> And it's a third thing to ignore a smilie.
Then I guess I misinterpreted your meaning, which wasn't clear from just
the smilie.
>
> And it's a forth thing to ignore the meaning: That there are different
> measures for quality, and that there's no single product that addresses
> every measure.
That was not the question he posed. He asked if there was a consensus on
a good product, not one that addresses every measure (best).
> Par example NOD32, which has been discussed here sometimes, is pretty
> resource-saving, has a good heuristic, code transformation based
> signatures and regular updates. However, it has less accurate signatures
> and a less powerful unpacking engine than KAV, it's running as a system
> service even when you just want the on-demand scanning, and the default
> settings are crap.
Ok, it's not perfect. But it's not considered a good product? Just what
is your definition of good. I know what the universally accepted
dictionary definitions are. I think you're back peddling.
> Depending on your intends, f.e. that signature-based scanning is coming
> to its end and that virusscanners merely serve a life as intrusion
> detection and massive junk filters, shouldn't have much complexity and
> work without system right, ClamAV/ClamWin might be a more approciate
> choice, even though its effectivity against rare malware is way less
> than NOD32's.
Your point is not clear at all. Why would it be more appropriate?
Because it acts like a stateful inspection filter?
>
>> You'll never be a Volker Birk. Quit trying.
>
> -.-
>
> #initd stop trying_to_be_Volker_Birk
> error: daemon not running
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