OT: ClamAV v. ball-dropping Sophos

[Dustin Baer]

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Martin Hepworth wrote:

> BUT I have seen Sophos dump quicker than ClamAV on at least one occasion
> this year. Sophos haven't been top of the update league for a while
> (Kapersky and others tend to be faster), but I tend to find they go a
> good job apart from that

Yes, I'll agree they do a great job for the most part.  I've seen them
consistently beat Symantec (what we use internally on desktops, Lotus
Notes and Exchange).  The 3.5 - 4 hour delay from what Clam was
detecting really surprised me though.

> Moral of the story - more than one scanner is best...

Absolutely!

Dustin

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