[CS-FSLUG] OT: Win 9x Anti-Virus?

Warren Sanders warren at sandersonline.org
Wed Sep 7 14:19:32 CDT 2005


Eduardo Sanchez wrote:

>Dear Listpeople,
>
>I have been charged with maintaining a fresh install of Windows ME 
>(don't ask me why). I did the usual setup, removing everything not 
>needed, installing only OpenOffice.org, and so on. There's only one 
>thing I would need now.
>
>Is there a good antivirus solution that is Free Software? If there's 
>isn't any, then a good freeware solution would be the second-best.
>
>Anyway, any tips on how to achieve the best mix of security and 
>performance for this particular setup will be greatly appreciated.
>
>Blessings,
>
>
>Eduardo
>  
>
I just started testing ClamWin and it uses ClamAV of course.  However it
is a rather new project it seams and they haven't gotten it to scan
everything you touch... you must run the scanner on demand or
scheduled.  This is coming in the future.

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