Re: virus scan files uploading to ifs -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: virus scan files uploading to ifs
From: Jack Woehr <jwoehr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:39:57 -0700
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On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 9:38 AM VERNON HAMBERG Owner <
vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Are there open-source antivirus apps in the repository that could be
called from the exit point? Maybe this would simplify or make less costly
handling scans for this.

Vern, FPROT used to support IBM i but it's gone AFAIK.
Some folks were looking at porting ClamAV to PASE some years back.
I don't have a lot of confidence in this sort of thing because keeping up
with the virus signatures is full time work.
Virus checking is one niche where subscription appears to be the only
sustainable model.
I'd be thrilled to be proved wrong on that!

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