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.
There are exploits that can be installed without a mistake made on the users part, the user can make a mistake, and almost every user downloads and open files regularly.
Windows is less secure than the other options, but the other options are not impenetrable. The biggest botnets are made of Linux IoT devices, and nobody opened the wrong email on they’re thermostat…
What a virus scanner will do is check your filesystem and possibly program memory for known footprints. A tool like this can save you from becoming a node on a botnet or being crypto locked. More importantly, if you work from home it can save your company from this issue as well!
All software ads exploits. Antivirus software mitigates already exploited systems.
And yes, some antivirus programs are infamous for being difficult to work with, but also remember that any vector that allows a user to easily override antivirus features can also be done by malicious software.
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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
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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.
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This is not true and bad security practice.
There are exploits that can be installed without a mistake made on the users part, the user can make a mistake, and almost every user downloads and open files regularly.
Windows is less secure than the other options, but the other options are not impenetrable. The biggest botnets are made of Linux IoT devices, and nobody opened the wrong email on they’re thermostat…
What a virus scanner will do is check your filesystem and possibly program memory for known footprints. A tool like this can save you from becoming a node on a botnet or being crypto locked. More importantly, if you work from home it can save your company from this issue as well!
It’s also well known that so called anti-virus software is doing crazy shit on your machine and is actually opening it up for many exploits.
Yup, which is why it’s best to stick to whatever Windows has by default if you’re using windows.
People should check out some of the CVEs from AV software. Full compromise kinda stuff.
All software ads exploits. Antivirus software mitigates already exploited systems.
And yes, some antivirus programs are infamous for being difficult to work with, but also remember that any vector that allows a user to easily override antivirus features can also be done by malicious software.
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