Clam AV

how do you install this? there page is confusing? is it like normal AV home pc ?

 

Its an On demand scanner, also the CW engine is used in MoonSecue-Antivirus, maybe you have better luck with them, also MoonSecure has a realtime scanner, so maybe go with that one even thou i wouldent recomend either of them.

 

I use ClamWin Portable as second-opinion scanner, both locally in my PC and when visiting people. I use Windows systems only, mind you.

It's easy to use, just setup/extract to a folder, no drivers/services etc. installed that could interfere with installed security software.

http://portableapps.com/apps/utilities/clamwin_portable

It does lack background protection for example. Currently no Clam derivate IMHO corresponds to normal AV usable at home. They still have a loong way to go.

 

maddawgz,

I did recommend this in a thread the other day, but I explicitly said that it has no on-access protection. The thing with that thread was that you didn't say what kind of AV you need, you just said "I need a free light AV". Be specific please. Does it have to have a real-time scanner? Or you're perhaps looking for a "second-opinion" AV on your system? What do you consider to be a "normal" home AV?