On 9/11/05, Thomas Hruska <
webmaster@cubiclesoft.com> wrote:
> Ever since spyware came into existence, I have always been a firm
> believer that it ranked right up there with the worst viruses. Just
> about all client-side binary spyware (that is, not the "browser cookie"
> type) exhibit behavioral patterns that are identical to viruses and/or
> trojans and are created by the same type of scum who create viruses and
> subsequently release them into the wild.
>
> My question is: Does ClamAV detect spyware? I don't care if it can
> remove spyware as long as it can be detected. If spyware can't be
> detected, what will it take to get ClamAV to just detect the existence
> of the major spyware vendors on a given system?
>
> If ClamAV has no plans to support spyware detection, I would appreciate
> a pointer to a _reputable_ spyware detection application with a good set
> of __command-line options__.
>
I am looking at this similarly. It should be a matter of collecting a
batch of spyware and building signatures from that.
--
Stephen J Smoogen.
CSIRT/Linux System Administrator
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