Open-source Access to ClamAV versions that work with your operating system. Check out the latest source code from GitHub.

For ClamAV to work properly, both the ClamAV engine and the ClamAV Virus Database (CVD) must be kept up to date. FreshClam should perform these updates automatically.

ClamAV is an open source (GPLv2) anti-virus toolkit, designed especially for e-mail scanning on mail gateways. It provides a number of utilities including a flexible and scalable multi-threaded …

The ClamAV team provides official ClamAV builds for Windows on the ClamAV downloads page. You can choose between a traditional executable installer or a portable install ZIP package.

When run, it displays values used when configuring ClamAV at compilation time, important OS details, the contents (and validity) of both clamd.conf and freshclam.conf, along with other …

ClamAV ® is an open-source (GPL) anti-virus engine used in a variety of situations, including email and web scanning, and endpoint security. It provides many utilities for users, including a …

This user guide presents an overview of the various ways that libclamav can be used through the tools provided by ClamAV. To learn more about how to better use each facet of ClamAV that …

As clamd requires a virus signature database to run, we recommend setting up ClamAV’s official signatures before running clamd using freshclam. The daemon works by listening for …

Realistically, you probably only need to apt install clamav and probably apt install clamav-daemon. If you require support for scanning compressed RAR files you first need to enable the …

Dec 18, 2025 · We are doing this to remove container images which may contain vulnerabilities either in ClamAV or in the base image, and to reduce the burden on Docker Hub itself, which …