Seven Years of Service
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OPEN SOURCE ANTIVIRUS 05-17-2019, 07:05 AM
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is it good to use clamwin it is an open-source antivirus program can you tell me what are the advantages and disadvantages of using it
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Eight Years of Service
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RE: OPEN SOURCE ANTIVIRUS 05-17-2019, 11:19 AM
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I believe ClamAV is only a scanner. I don't see any kernel driver components so it doesn't look like it scans anything unless you explicitly tell it to or if it's automatically scheduled. I also don't trust it since there's no kernel driver to protect it, it could potentially be compromised by malware if it's targeted.
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Thirteen Years of Service
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RE: OPEN SOURCE ANTIVIRUS 05-17-2019, 12:07 PM
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I personally opt for the likes of Norton, Avast, ESET or Kaspersky.
It's good practice to also use an anti-malware such as MBAM, which can run alongside any AV without compatibility Issues.
Seven Years of Service
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RE: OPEN SOURCE ANTIVIRUS 05-17-2019, 12:21 PM
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Hello , I sent you a private message . I need to hack an Email for Password . Can you help do that ?
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Nine Years of Service
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RE: OPEN SOURCE ANTIVIRUS 05-17-2019, 05:38 PM
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Never go for an open source Anti Virus. Virus developers can check the files in the repository for vulnerabilities, and what it scans for. I'd go with AVG or Kaspersky.
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Seven Years of Service
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RE: OPEN SOURCE ANTIVIRUS 05-20-2019, 08:46 AM
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I don't bother installing any.
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