Re: Anti-Virus - seeking opinions

[Amit Uttamchandani <amit.uttam@gmail.com>]

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> 
> I will second Avast. You will have to pay for a company use, but they do
> have a freebie version that you can use at home. There is not much
> difference between the two from what I can tell (in terms of what they
> can do). Plus their support has been really helpful when I needed it.
> 
> I have nothing against clamav, but I have had such a good experience
> with Avast on both Linux and Windows that I have just stuck with Avast.
> 

THe problem with avast and actually any other proprietary company is
that they provide freeware linux software for x86 systems only (adobe,
skype, are other examples).

For us with powerpc machines, we are left out. The only choice for us
is an opensource solution.