Second AV Scanner Suggestions

Johnny Stork stork at openenterprise.ca
Mon Sep 24 19:01:55 IST 2007


Thanks to everyone that has responded. I went with BitDefender.

Now how can I confirm it is actually being used? I updated "Virus 
Scanners = clamd bitdefender" but how do I know its being used?

Dimitri Yioulos wrote:
> On Monday 24 September 2007 1:47 pm, Gareth wrote:
>   
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info
>>> [mailto:mailscanner-bounces at lists.mailscanner.info]On Behalf Of Dimitri
>>> Yioulos
>>> Sent: 24 September 2007 18:34
>>> To: MailScanner discussion
>>> Subject: Re: Second AV Scanner Suggestions
>>>
>>> On Monday 24 September 2007 1:11 pm, Matt Kettler wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Gareth wrote:
>>>>         
>>>>>> Personally, I'd recommend bitdefender as a second AV engine. Last
>>>>>> I checked they
>>>>>> had a free linux command-line scanner that MS can use.
>>>>>>             
>>>>> Unfortunetly the new release has a different license and is no longer
>>>>> free.
>>>>>           
>>>> Ahh, I see you are correct. It's now free for "personal use
>>>>         
>>> only" (ie: home
>>>
>>>       
>>>> use). No commercial or business use is allowed for free anymore.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> See also:
>>>>         
>>> http://download.bitdefender.com/SMB/Workstation_Security_and_Manag
>>> ement/Bit
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Defender_Antivirus_Scanner_for_Unices/Unix/Current/EN/Version_7.x
>>>>         
>>> /Linux/EULA
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.bitdefender.com/site/Buy/description/39/BitDefender-Ant
>>> ivirus-Sc
>>>
>>>       
>>>> anner-for-Unices.html
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>         
>>> Does that license now apply to the once-available console version?
>>>       
>> They cant change the version after the fact so no it doesnt. I expect they
>> will stop supporting and making signatures for the old version at some
>> point though.
>>
>>     
>
> Bummer.
>
>   



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