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ClamWin Free Antivirus

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ClamWin Antivirus
Developer(s)alch
Stable release
0.88.6 / November 29, 2006
Repository
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
TypeAnti-virus
LicenseGPL
Websitewww.clamwin.com

ClamWin is a free, open source antivirus software for Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003. It provides a graphical user interface to the ClamAV (Clam AntiVirus) engine.

ClamWin Free Antivirus is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License by the Free Software Foundation and is free (both free of charge and free as in freedom) software.

ClamWin features:

  • Scanning scheduler.
  • Automatic virus database updates on a regular basis.
  • Standalone virus-scanner.
  • Context menu integration to Microsoft Windows Explorer.
  • Add-in to Microsoft Outlook.
  • A portable version that can be used from a USB drive.

There is also a extension for Mozilla Firefox that uses ClamWin Free Antivirus to scan downloaded files for viruses (currently only supports Firefox 1.5).

Real-time scanning

Unlike commercial products, ClamWin does not automatically scan files as they are read and written. It is possible to add this functionality by using Winpooch or similar products to call ClamAV.

See also

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