Malware Research Group tests say Immunet is #1

Check out this test over at the Malware Research Group.  The MRG tests most of the top anti-malware software vendors for coverage and features and it turns out as a result of this particular test, that MRG rates that Immunet comes out on top!

Check out the test results here.

PCWorld writes about ClamAV and Immunet

It's great to see the news coming out about our ClamAV 3.0 product for Windows, seems Keir Thomas of PCWorld wrote the article linked below. Here's a couple of choice quotes:

"The key new feature in version 3 is offline scanning. Because of its cloud nature, ClamAV for Windows ideally requires an Internet connection in order to check files against virus definitions, but with version 3 the ClamAV engine and virus definitions are also held locally, so virus scans are possible when the Internet isn't present."

"When I ran the software for testing purposes it told me it protected against just over 19 million threats, and that around 800,000 people were connected to the Immunet Protect cloud alongside me. It's difficult to argue with such figures."

The article states that they don't know when the final release of ClamAV 3.0 for Windows will be released, but we'll tell you that it will be soon, and we'll let you know when it is ready!

ClamAV Promises Free Antivirus App For Businesses

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Are you attending a Security Conference where there is a presentation on ClamAV?
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Email me!  I'd like to have a running list of Security Conferences with presentations about our OpenSource technologies.  We'll maintain it on the website and help publicize the speaking engagement for you!

Thanks!

ClamAV 3.0 for Windows Open Beta

The public beta for ClamAV 3.0 for Windows, which includes full integration of the ClamAV engine into the Immunet Protect product is now open. If you are interested in playing with ClamAV 3.0 for Windows please check out the following link:

http://forum.immunet.com/index.php?/topic/562-clamav-for-windows-beta-clamlib-integration

The download links are here:

(32 Bit Systems) - http://www.clamav.net/win32/ClamAVWindowsSetup-beta-32.exe
(64 Bit Systems) - http://www.clamav.net/win32/ClamAVWindowsSetup-beta-64.exe

Main feature overview:

• ClamAV 0.96.5 libraries for real-time scanning and offline scanning
• Customizable signatures support and signature creation UI
• Wildcard exclusions - specifically so we can exclude Thunderbird's %TEMP%\nsmail*.tmp
• Unicode bug fixes
• Bug fix for user's getting in a disconnected state

A few things to remember

Because this is a Beta 1:

• It is strongly recommended that you test on a VM
• See https://www.clamav.net/bugzilla and
• http://forum.immunet.com/index.php?/topic/562-clamav-for-windows-beta-clamlib-integration for any additional known defects.

Things to try out:

1. The SigUI - This allows you to create your own ClamAV signatures and load them into the engine. Its both a GUI, and a command line tool. Documentation is available here: http://support.immunet.com/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=24
2. Writing ClamAV signatures documentation is here: http://www.clamav.net/doc/latest/signatures.pdf

Reporting bugs :

Please report bugs at https://wwws.clamav.net/bugzilla. Remember to attach a run of the System Diag Tool to help speed up fixing the problem. (its located in the Program Folder for ClamAV for Windows).
It drops a zip file on the desktop.

Known issues:
1. Binaries are still labeled 2.0
2. Scan history screen contains duplicate entries.

The ClamAV Blog is back!

After a hiatus of, wow, almost 2 years, the ClamAV blog is back!

Here we'll post news about our newest releases of ClamAV, news surrounding the project, technical tips, and how you can better use it to protect your computer and network.

If you have any feedback or suggestions of topics you'd like to see written about on the ClamAV blog, don't hesitate to email me!

Thanks for supporting ClamAV!  We look forward to a great 2011.

Joel Esler
jesler [at] sourcefire [dot] com
Manager, OpenSource Community