[clamav-users] Reservations towards clamAV

[Marc]

> I keep running into reservations about clamAV. It is often claimed that
> clamAV has a poor detection rate compared to other solutions. I then often
> lack an answer based on hard facts. Do you also have this problem? If so,
> is there good data somewhere to compare clamAV with other solutions?

I was recently thinking exactly the same. I even tried searching for some test results, but found nothing significant.

> Or do
> you have good arguments with which you have convinced?
> 

Having something is always better than nothing, as long as you keep in mind that virus scanning processes is always a few steps behind. Thus if someone targets you specifically, they are useless. 
I see them more like to prevent accidental spreading, which is probably the most common scenario.