Use cases for ClamAV

[William Edwards]

Is ClamAV used only for incoming mail or is ClamAV used for outbound virus scanning as well?

 

[tom]

Can be used for both direction. Depends on your rule settings.

 

[William Edwards]

Can be used for both direction. Depends on your rule settings.

Thanks. If I disable 'Virus Filter' under What Objects and I disable and turn off ClamAV, would that negatively affect the system?

 

[tom]

You need to disable the rules where you use the virus scanning.

 

[William Edwards]

You need to disable the rules where you use the virus scanning.

Yes. And if I disable and turn off the ClamAV service after doing so, would that negatively affect the system?

 

[tom]

You need to define what you mean with "negatively affect"?

I would not disable virus-scanning or the clamav service, but you can do it if you have a use case for this.

 

[William Edwards]

You need to define what you mean with "negatively affect"?

I would not disable virus-scanning or the clamav service, but you can do it if you have a use case for this.

Well, for example, if the pmg smtp filter service is not running, mail would only get sent to localhost. So, if I have no rules that invoke virus scanning with ClamAV and I then disable the service, would it prevent any mail from getting through as is the case with some other crucial PMG-related services?