ClamWin

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ClamWin Antivirus

ClamWin 0.90 running on Windows
Developer:	alch
Latest release:	0.90.1 / March 12, 2007
OS:	Microsoft Windows
Use:	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.

1 Features
2 Real-time scanning
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Features

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

[edit] 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.