ClamWin Free Antivirus
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| File:ClamWin.png ClamWin 0.84 running on Windows | |
| Developer(s) | alch |
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| Stable release | 0.88.7
/ December 12, 2006 |
| Repository | |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Type | Anti-virus |
| License | GPL |
| Website | www.clamwin.com |
ClamWin is a free, open source antivirus software for Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista. 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 and can be downloaded from the official website for no charge.
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 some similar proprietary 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. Firefox browser extensions are also in development, to allow automatic scanning of any retrieved file from the web.
See also
External links
- Official Website
- SourceForge.net project page
- ClamWin Portable - run ClamWin from a removable drive
- Firefox ClamWin Extension (1.5 only)
- #clamwin IRC chat channel on freenode
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