AV Scanner

[waregim]

For my machine I use Emsisoft scanner, which is slow as crap, but very useful for my needs. I scan only certain dirs, and script it totally.

However its time for the yearly check on the lil lady's machine, and the problem is that most of the AV crap likes to install a bunch of other garbage with it. 

I am looking for something to scan the main drive, give a report (dont delete anything!), and allow a simple removal. I hate AV as daemons.  
Basically, a simple but *fast scanner* for 2TB. 

Any suggestions???

[ill88eagle]

There are a bunch of linux antivirus live distros designed and maintained for the purpose of fixing winrot. Create a bootable live usb / cd, boot from it and run the AV scan. It's easily the best option as most malware/virus depends on the win-system running and/or are in the boot sector. A quick google came up with this: https://www.fosslinux.com/4594/create-a-...use-it.htm

[aleio4]

I personally use Avast, the best listed on every sites, I think he's good. And I look at what I download

[RobertX]

I use AVAST as well, but just the free version.

As for firewalls, I use Zonealarm.

The thing about Zonealarm is that an offline installer pops up randomly, but it's there if you check it frequently.

[waregim]

There are a bunch of linux antivirus live distros designed and maintained for the purpose of fixing winrot. Create a bootable live usb / cd, boot from it and run the AV scan. It's easily the best option as most malware/virus depends on the win-system running and/or are in the boot sector. A quick google came up with this: https://www.fosslinux.com/4594/create-a-...use-it.htm

The problem with ClamAv, is well .... ClamAv.

I've tested, stored, collected boogers and their AV software for over a generation. 
Though not so much lately. 

Historically three came up to the very bottom of reliability:
McAfee. M$, and ClamAv. 

Toss a booger up tp Virustotal, and see how it fares (Though I believe M$AV is long gone). 

The problem I have with AV programs is that they want to act as daemons, which is a no-no here. 
All software should come when called and leave. And I do not want their crap making any decisions about what to do with 'positives' - which can include system perl scripts! 

The Emsisoft I use is scripted and tediously slow,  mainly used for downloads when I feel the needs.

I may try Avast for a system scan but would like beforehand to know if there any potential pronlems with this korporate kreation. 

BTW - In the old days at least there were three AV at the top: Kaspersky, Thunderbird, and F-Prot.

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I use AVAST as well, but just the free version.

As for firewalls, I use Zonealarm.

The thing about Zonealarm is that an offline installer pops up randomly, but it's there if you check it frequently.

Is there  a command line version scanner for Avast? 

There is only one booger since Windows 3.0 that has caused me to reformat a Win system. It was ZoneAlarm. Started giving problems, and when I tried to remove it, it totally putzed my system. Been on my shitlist since. 

I use PC Tools Firewall. A decent firewall, with all the right options. Except one:
It absolutely insists on blocking or messing with my VPN connections. 
I've tried whitelisting OpenVPN as well as any obvious stuff, but connections keep dropping, and without a warning box. 
So I turn it off when on the VPN. Which is just about always.

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Addendum:
I wonder id there are any hacker type projects that permit transderring signature files from one scanner to another?

The ideal would be Kaspersky sig database onto ClamAv.