Re: ClamAV effectiveness

Nick Johnson <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.security.virus.clamav.devel
Message-ID <CALtmwYAhAwXySbx8p_xVtW9qr70+D2c9Fbt19EDjPQByts1Q0A@mail.gmail.com>
> The second number is a count of all ".exe" files, so it's conceivable some
> are not viruses, but the vast majority are... the number is off by at most 1%.
> It seems that over 80% of the viruses passing through our servers are
> completely missed by ClamAV.  Opinions?  Experiences?
>

If it's your opinion that 99% of .exe files are viruses, then
configure your mail server to block .exe files.

N

> Regards,
>
> David.
>
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