Re: libclamav versus clamd

Nick FitzGerald <nick-jd3pj1bJWvoG2Il/[email protected]> Tue, 01 Jun 2004 17:45:17 +1200
Newsgroups gmane.comp.security.virus.openantivirus.general
Organization Personal account
Message-ID <40BCC0AD.28453.3C615E33@localhost>
"Jason Haar" <[email protected]> wrote:

> How do Windows online virus scanners work - I bet they run with SYSTEM
> privileges...

Of course they do -- that is, I think, a consequence (or necessity) of 
running as a file system filter driver, as is necessary to be "low 
enough" in the I/O "stack" to see all file system accesses (including 
memory-mapped files), disinfect, block access, etc.


Regards,

Nick FitzGerald



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