Using Sophie with SAV v5.x for Linux

Richard Baldry <[email protected]> Thu, 18 May 2006 16:31:42 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.comp.security.virus.vtools
Message-ID <[email protected]>
A number of people have asked about using Sophie with SAV v5.x for 
Linux. This new version of SAV includes things like on-access scanning 
and automated updating. It uses exactly the same version of SAVI, virus 
engine and virus data as SAV v5.x so it doesn't give any additional 
protection with Sophie over and above what you can already get with SAV 
v4.x. It's probably best not to switch unless you really need the extra 
functionality (GUI, on-access scanning, etc) for now, as it does 
potentially add some complexities. It is also only supported on certain 
distros. However, I've put together some initial thoughts on how best to 
use Sophie on a system with SAV v5.x and posted them at 
http://www.clanfield.info/sophie/USING-SAV-v5.x for anyone who's interested.

These ideas are by no means complete and have not undergone extensive 
testing, so YMMV. Please let me have any feedback if you do try this.

Regards
Rich

P.S. See 
http://www.sophos.com/products/es/endpoint-server/sav-linux.html for 
more info about the product itself.