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| Main - Computing - Open-Source Anti-Virus | New thread | New reply |
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 Cheep-cheep Level: 32 Posts: 179/189 EXP: 205861 Next: 581 Since: 02-19-07 From: Brooklyn, NY Last post: 5034 days Last view: 2661 days |
Yo, anybody use, or know of, a decent, open-source anti-virus program for XP?
I'm using ClamWin right now, which is good, but it doesn't offer real-time virus scanning. I know there was an offshoot of ClamWin that offered something like it, and there's a project on Sourceforge named Winpooch that everyone keeps recommending, but both those projects were discontinued years ago. Any suggestions? ____________________ andrew sylvester dot com | retrogaming @ robot vaudeville |
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Level: 99 Posts: 1552/2602 EXP: 9756800 Next: 243200 Since: 07-12-09 Last post: 4498 days Last view: 4485 days |
There's Avast Free Antivirus. I'm not sure if it's open source, but it does real-time scans. You can get it over at cnet downloads. |
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Level: 64 Posts: 639/939 EXP: 2210651 Next: 3446 Since: 02-29-08 Last post: 4609 days Last view: 1703 days |
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Spamming from alt accounts. Level: 81 Posts: 608/1610 EXP: 4880722 Next: 112127 Since: 09-10-08 Last post: 3590 days Last view: 3010 days |
From what I think, it'd be a pretty bad idea to make an antivirus open source, as it'd give hackers/virus coders a way to know how to bypass and/or deactivate your antivirus. Feel free to prove me wrong though. ____________________ Kafuka -- ROM hacking Kuribo64 -- we hack shit |
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 Rex Level: 51 Posts: 446/533 EXP: 960430 Next: 53508 Since: 08-23-07 From: Las Vegas Last post: 4445 days Last view: 4248 days |
ClamAV is about the only one out there (and Winpooch/ClamWin use it ...)
Microsoft's Security Essentials is actually a pretty good anti-virus and it doesn't blast you with ads. Caveat of course is that it's not open source  |
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 Red Goomba Level: 16 Posts: 36/40 EXP: 19019 Next: 1237 Since: 11-05-08 Last post: 5003 days Last view: 4452 days |
yeah, it's obviously not open source, but ms security essentials is definitely pretty nice. |
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Red Goomba Level: 16 Posts: 2/41 EXP: 18918 Next: 1338 Since: 02-07-10 Last post: 4808 days Last view: 3413 days |
Nod32is best imho, but its not free, so Comodo in 2nd best, and it has free version |
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Cheep-cheep Level: 32 Posts: 180/189 EXP: 205861 Next: 581 Since: 02-19-07 From: Brooklyn, NY Last post: 5034 days Last view: 2661 days |
Well, it's mostly because I just like the idea of collaborative software.
And oop--I should have written "free, open source." But anyway, I also feel like, if the people working on a project are doing it because they, themselves, actually want to use the software, the end result will be acceptably functional, light, and user-friendly. Thanks for the suggestions! ____________________ andrew sylvester dot com | retrogaming @ robot vaudeville |
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 Red Paragoomba Level: 18 Posts: 29/53 EXP: 27336 Next: 2561 Since: 07-31-10 Last post: 5001 days Last view: 4814 days |
Well, my dad taught computer class in collage, and he used to own a computer repair shop. He insists the my family use AVG, and Microsoft Security Essentials. security essentials has real time scanning but I'm not so sure about open-source. ____________________ Time heals all wounds.. but so does a couple pain killers, anti-depressants, and some hard core metal. |
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 Shyguy Level: 23 Posts: 82/89 EXP: 65735 Next: 1988 Since: 07-17-07 From: Arizona, US Last post: 4632 days Last view: 257 days |
Does Linux count as open-source antivirus software?  (I know, there are Linux viruses.)
On a more serious note, ClamAV/ClamWin is under the GPL. I have no idea how well it works relative to others, but as for the claim that open source will make virus writers' jobs easier: It also makes it so that any programmer can fix the antivirus software to handle any discovered or hypothetical virus. I suspect more people are likely willing to help fix flaws in ClamWin than to write viruses targeted to its flaws. |
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Level: 52 Posts: 542/568 EXP: 1072549 Next: 11291 Since: 02-19-07 From: Here? Last post: 3925 days Last view: 3888 days |
Assumptions are dangerous. You'd be better off using something that works, rather than something that was supposedly made with everyone behind it feeling better than the makers of practically everyone other anti-virus software. Considering how I generally don't see ClamWin in anti-virus comparisons, I'd say it's not too hot when it comes to actually doing its job. ____________________ Love your lawn. |
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Red Goomba Level: 16 Posts: 39/40 EXP: 19019 Next: 1237 Since: 11-05-08 Last post: 5003 days Last view: 4452 days |
Posted by Gamma1227 your dad is right about mse at least. avg isn't all that great anymore, but mse is excellent, and 2.0(still in beta) is a nice improvement. e: i didn't think about it before, but if an av is open source you're just inviting malware authors to check it out. not a great idea. |
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Shyguy Level: 23 Posts: 83/89 EXP: 65735 Next: 1988 Since: 07-17-07 From: Arizona, US Last post: 4632 days Last view: 257 days |
ClamWin does not support resident scanning.  Hence the reason nobody bothers to compare it. Otherwise from what comparisons I could find it seems it does better than most free alternatives (except for the top few that everyone actually uses...), at the expense of being slow. |
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