What On Demand Scanner do you use?

[polonus]

Hello virus scanners,

We all share our enthusiasm for Avast as a resident scanner, and so do I. But what On Demand Scanner do you use for a second opinion. Is this ClamWin 0.86.2, like I do, or is this Bitdefender Free Edition 8?

I am rather curious?

polonus

[Eddy]

I use neither. I always use online scanners as backup. That way you can also detect malware if it has prevented av from working on your system(s).

[XMAS]

I don't use second ON DEMAND SCANNER too. I prefer online scanners. I use online scanner once in two weeks.

[YLAP]

Yep. Using only On-Line Scanner. Personally I'm using TrendMicro HouseCall. 

[DukeNukem]

Since I started using Fedora I no longer run online scans and dont have a resident scanner.

I am using avast! for linux workstations , on demand scanner.

But for those interested,

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That will be my resident scanner when it comes 

Unless avast do a Home Edition for linux 

[Yinyang4evry1]

say can trend micro housecall(online scanner) remove viruses or does it just detect them?

thanks,

tim

[DavidR]

Yes it can, to a certain extent depending on the virus, like avast! it will experience similar problems in removing a virus. like it being in use and protected by windows.

The easiest why to have found this out would have been to visit the web site.

I don't have an installed secondary on-demand scanner and use an on-line scanner for a second opinion if I have any suspicions.

[bri]

i have only avast installed and i go to trend micro housecall from time to time,this seems to do the job for me,bri

[inconnu]

I've tried both BitDefender (7.2, I think) and ClamWin as "second opinion" a-v. 

Bitdefender seems faster.  But I like ClamWin, personally.  Doesn't hurt that it's open source.

I intend to go Linux.  At the moment, though, I'm still running from a Knoppix live cd, so I haven't bothered with a Linux a-v yet. 

[Neron]

I'm using Bitdefender.

[darth.mikey]

I also use on-line scanners mostly Housecall 

[crofty59]

Hi

I use on_line scanners mainly housecall

I used to use bitdefender 7 ( i think), anyway i downloaded Bitdefender 8 but it wouldn't install just got the hour glass and then nothing happens it just dissapears.

Cheers

[lakrsrool]

I have just installed ClamWin and really like it for it's simplicity but at the same time plenty of options for scanning.  It also offers all kinds of methods for updating the signature DB including hourly.  Also is incorporated into the context menu for quick scanning of files by right clicking on them.  In my view it seems to be an excellent (none-resident) on demand (or scheduled) scanner to compliment Avast.

But I have one problem so far, ClamWin takes much to long scanning CHM files.  It really appears to be a bug since the difference is as much as 25x slower on the same file as with Avast.   I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this problem.

An example would be the Office95.chm file which takes a rediculous 24 minutes to scan with ClamWin and just for comparison takes just under one minute with Avast to scan the same file.

The CHM file has 4,821 files and is 27.1 mb according to Avast.

I have a WIN98SE system.

On a WIN98 system a lot of the CHM files can be found in Program Files>microsoft visual studio>MSDN98>98VS>1033.

I know Tech uses ClamWin (among other scanners) as support to Avast.

Could anyone tell me if they are experiencing the same problem.  I have ClamWin 8.7.1 version (most current).

Could someone do me a big favor and try comparing by scanning the CHM file above or similar CHM files with both Avast and ClamWin and let me know if they give you a similar problem in regards to ClamWins scanning time on those files ?

Thanks in advance.

[polonus]

Hi laksrool,

I use ClamWin too. I put this to the test and scanned C: WINDOWS/HELP on a WIN98 SE of 30.09 MB in a time of 723.058 sec (12 m 35), not that fast scanning results, but actually not that dramatic. Maybe you have to check database to version or make a fresh re-install. I have ClamWin on for half a year now, after someone in the forum proposed it, and I can say I like it a lot as a non-resident second opinion scanner,

greets,

polonus

[Abraxas]

I use AsQuared on demand scanner. Recently I've started Using TrendMicro's "Sysclean" . You have to download  fresh Virus Pattern Files , and ocassional New Scan engine, but I like it as it's very thorough. 
Also Dr.Web's cureit , which is a fresh download situation per  use also.
Online Scanners also.