poudlardo@jlai.lu to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoIs there an OSS Antivirus software available ?message-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squareIs there an OSS Antivirus software available ?poudlardo@jlai.lu to Open Source@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAmerican_Jesus@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down3·1 year agoDon’t get why so many downvotes, it’s well known that (free) antivirus collect user data. Remember, employees still need to be paid, and make profit. Even now Microsoft offers Windows for free, complete with bloatware and trackers. Is Your Antivirus Software Spying on You? - https://restoreprivacy.com/antivirus-privacy/ How Antivirus Software Can Be Turned Into a Tool for Spying - https://archive.ph/RCSbW https://files.catbox.moe/q6dosk.jpg
minus-squarewildbus8979linkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoExplain how ClamAV is bloatware or spyware?
minus-squareAmerican_Jesus@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoClamAV is an OK antivirus, if you use it to scan annex files on a mail server or cloud storage. Is now suitable for real time scan. Virus detection is very poor, it let pass many virus https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/security/how-good-is-clamav-at-detecting-commodity-malware.html Keep in mind that ClamAV does not disinfect files. It only removes them from the system or moves them to a specified location. It also doesn’t watch for infections. It scans when you ask and otherwise remains dormant. https://www.networkworld.com/article/3652690/using-clamav-to-detect-and-remove-viruses-on-linux.html
minus-squarewildbus8979linkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·1 year agoNone of that justifies calling I bloatware or spyware. It serves a purpose nonetheless.
minus-squareAmerican_Jesus@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI didn’t call ClamAV bloatware or spyware, I was responding to the previous post.
minus-squareCam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoThank you for sharing sources and that funny meme.
Don’t get why so many downvotes, it’s well known that (free) antivirus collect user data.
Remember, employees still need to be paid, and make profit.
Even now Microsoft offers Windows for free, complete with bloatware and trackers.
Is Your Antivirus Software Spying on You? - https://restoreprivacy.com/antivirus-privacy/
How Antivirus Software Can Be Turned Into a Tool for Spying - https://archive.ph/RCSbW
https://files.catbox.moe/q6dosk.jpg
Explain how ClamAV is bloatware or spyware?
ClamAV is an OK antivirus, if you use it to scan annex files on a mail server or cloud storage.
Is now suitable for real time scan.
Virus detection is very poor, it let pass many virus
https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/security/how-good-is-clamav-at-detecting-commodity-malware.html
https://www.networkworld.com/article/3652690/using-clamav-to-detect-and-remove-viruses-on-linux.html
None of that justifies calling I bloatware or spyware. It serves a purpose nonetheless.
I didn’t call ClamAV bloatware or spyware, I was responding to the previous post.
Thank you for sharing sources and that funny meme.