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False negatives?

josephtenzin

Just installed Sophos Anti-Virus Home Edition.

Updated the virus list.

Ran local drive scan.

Results-No Threats Detected

But 4 days ago I ran ClamXav and it found 37 contaminated files:  phsing, Trojan etc.  Did not do anything with the files since removal on ClamXav requires a level of skill that is beyond me.

Why did Sophos miss these files?

Your help is much appreciated.

:1012010


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    Hello Christian,

    Thank you so much.

    Sophos seems to be doing its job.

    In your opinion, do I need to go to more robust AV software or is this really enough for my Macs?

    That question asked,  I found ClamXav too complex for my skills in knowing what to do with the "infected" files.

    I even found emails from the author of ClamXav saying to be very careful about quarenteening files.  That ones entire mail box could be pullend into quarenteen and not be recoverable.

    Seems a bit extreme for AV protection.

    So, is Sophos enough for my needs.  Your opinion please.

    Many thanks,


    Joseph

    :1012050
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    Hello Christian,

    Thank you so much.

    Sophos seems to be doing its job.

    In your opinion, do I need to go to more robust AV software or is this really enough for my Macs?

    That question asked,  I found ClamXav too complex for my skills in knowing what to do with the "infected" files.

    I even found emails from the author of ClamXav saying to be very careful about quarenteening files.  That ones entire mail box could be pullend into quarenteen and not be recoverable.

    Seems a bit extreme for AV protection.

    So, is Sophos enough for my needs.  Your opinion please.

    Many thanks,


    Joseph

    :1012050
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