Malware attacks and virus attacks are common on PC if we don’t pay attention to the kind of programs we install. Windows comes with Windows Security and also there are many free antivirus programs ...

To date, Linux has experienced only a small number of viruses. Some of these viruses exist but aren't active, and they certainly don't propagate like viruses for Windows. As Linux on the desktop ...

Most of us don’t like paying for antivirus (AV) software, but at least home users can rely on one of the free options, such as Microsoft Security Essentials, avast!, or AVG Free. However, businesses ...

Why it matters: ClamAV describes itself as an open-source antivirus engine for detecting trojans, viruses, malware & other malicious threats. Detection levels are pretty low compared to Windows ...

The ClamAV command can identify and relocate files on Linux that have been infected by viruses, but not remove the viruses themselves. One popular and easy-to-use tool for detecting virus infections ...

How to install and use ClamAV on Ubuntu Server 20.04 Your email has been sent Your Linux servers could use a system to scan for malicious files. Jack Wallen shows you how with the help of ClamAV.

Cisco’s ClamAV has a heap-based buffer overflow in its OLE2 file scanning. That’s a big deal, because ClamAV is used to scan file attachments on incoming emails. All it takes to trigger the ...

Version 1.4.0 of the open source virus scanner ClamAV has been released for Linux and Windows. The latest version comes with a few new functions. ClamAV can now also unpack ALZ and LHA/LZH archives ...

Sourcefire has announced its acquisition of the open-source ClamAV gateway antivirus and antimalware project. It appears that the deal includes all related trademarks and copyrights held by the five ...

Cisco has released security updates to patch a ClamAV denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability, which has proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code. Tracked as CVE-2025-20128, the vulnerability is caused by a ...