Bit Defender

[Martin Hepworth]

The more scanners the better your trap will be.

That's why SA is so good, Rules + bayes + RBLs + URI-RBLS + SPF ++++

no once solution is ever perfect..

--
Martin Hepworth
Snr Systems Administrator
Solid State Logic
Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300


Dhawal Doshy wrote:
> Pete Russell wrote:
>
>> Of course i am usijng clamav already.
>>
>> My question was is it worth the effort to have both? Does BD ever catch
>> a virus not caught by clamav?
>>
>> Pete
>
>
> twice in ~3000 mails.. I am ASSUMING that this was due to the fact the
> clam was probably being updated at that time (thereby creating a lock
> asking MS not to use it).
>
> Also in the same result, thrice did uvscan detect a virus when both clam
> / bdc failed to detect it.
>
> Again in the same result, 10 times clam detected a virus when both
> uvscan / bdc failed to detect it (all attributed to phishing detection).
> So this contradicts my previous statement that clam detects more viruses
> compared to uvscan.
>
> Some statistics for viruses detected over a period of 12 hours that you
> might find interesting.
>
> Bitdefender: 2992
> ClamAV: 3075
> McAfee: 3065
>
> - dhawal
>
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