File Details |
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| File Size | 112.4 MB |
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| License | Open Source |
| Operating System | Windows (All) |
| Date Added | April 19, 2016 |
| Total Downloads | 12,800 |
| Publisher | ClamWin |
| Homepage | ClamWin Free Antivirus |
Publisher's Description
ClamWin Free Antivirus is a free antivirus for Windows. It provides a graphical user interface to the Clam AntiVirus engine.
Latest Reviews
some guy reviewed v0.99.1 on Apr 19, 2016
good stuff more for the advanced windows user that likes full control, for a non advance user i suggest Bitdefender
some guy reviewed v0.98.5 on Dec 9, 2014
one of the only non annoying antivirus low foot print allows me to scan before opening a file or folder or directory. Sure it requires manual operation but my HD is not going crazy in the back ground. Like a few others I have used Avira /Avast/Bitdefender,, ect... and configured them not to update or scan by them selves but sure enough clickiity clunky the hard drive thrashes
TheDevilHimself reviewed v0.97.7 on Apr 9, 2013
I've been using ClamWin for years now, and it's my one and only virus protection. ClamWin is not like all the other fancy virus programs who pops up all the time and tells you a lot of useless information. ClamWin only act when there really is something to act for, and not just to look nice and smart like all the other jerkvirus programs. I also have tried a lot of all the other virus programs but everytime I went back to ClamWin after a couple of days, sometimes just a couple of hours. And today there is only one virus protection for me and that is ClamWin and for malwareprotection I use Spybot 2 and I think that is a good combination. ClamWin is beyond rating but anyway, five thumbs up. Hail to ClamWin
Aegis69 reviewed v0.97.4 on Apr 3, 2012
Why does ClamSentinel give so many false positives? Its going off ALL the time,and I know I have no infections. It seems to go off for everything I download, the partially downloaded file gives a warning and I hate that. Those constant warnings make ClamSentinel completely unusable in my opinion.
Assirius reviewed v0.97.3 on Nov 29, 2011
Yeah , I agree , many antivirus bring down pc performances , this one combined with ClamSentinel keeps light background processes consumption .
hariskar reviewed v0.97.3 on Nov 1, 2011
This is my only antivirus the last 2 months in my 3 PCs. I combine it with ClamSentinel for real time scanning. No infections till now and my PCs have become much quicker.
Assirius reviewed v0.97 on Feb 17, 2011
I don't understand why people that are afraid of viruses and get viruses all the time despise this program . It is a great program , free , and that is not heavy for the computer processes . THE BEST ANTIVIRUS IS THE HUMAN BRAIN ...
ah I forgot , for who owns one... ^^
bellgamin reviewed v0.96.5 on Dec 8, 2010
For ClamAV WITH a real-time monitor get ClamAV for Windows. Using in-the-cloud technology PLUS ClamAV's adequate (NOT great) database of malware sigs PLUS community cross-feeds, ClamAV for Windows offers excellent protection. Feather-light (because it's in-the-cloud), stable, stringently maintained -- I recommend you give it a try.
LRN reviewed v0.96.5 on Dec 8, 2010
-1 for not having real-time protection.
But only -1. Remember, that viruses don't just pop up from nowhere, they come through various directions called "attack vectors". ClamWin IS capable of countering them even without real-time protection.
It WILL scan files Firefox downloads.
It WILL scan e-mails you get in Thunderbird.
It CAN BE integrated into most applications that acquire files for you (browsers, e-mail clients, p2p clients, ftp clients etc).
It WILL NOT protect you if some piece of buggy software on your PC is vulnerable and downloads-and-executes malicious files.
It WILL NOT protect your if some piece of buggy software on your PC is vulnerable to buffer overflows and executes malicious code at remote attacker's whim (and no AV software will protect you from that kind of attack, by the way).
It WILL NOT protect you from your own stupidity (such as having AutoRun enabled for external storage devices).
Without RT protection this software is made for smart people. Not for dummies, who think that running some magical application will make them safe.
P.S. ClamWin is a port of Clam to Windows (and GNU/Linux version of Clam is much more capable). Therefore slandering Clam in particular and free security software in general is something only a fool would do.
roj reviewed v0.96.5 on Dec 8, 2010
I'm with Hilbert and JackRegan on this one.
Garbage.
ONE star until Real Time Protection is developed and implemented. At that point it will actually be worth a proper evaluation against other products.
For the record:
The average user IS a dummy. "oh I like that " Click. Like. INFECT. "Oh that looks neat" Download. INFECT. "Oh that site looks cool" Click. INFECTION BY DRIVE-BY.
"Oh this product isn't for dumb users". Click. "OH, I'm a SERIOUS dummy for even thinking that stupidity in today's user environment".
some guy reviewed v0.99.1 on Apr 19, 2016
good stuff more for the advanced windows user that likes full control, for a non advance user i suggest Bitdefender
some guy reviewed v0.98.5 on Dec 9, 2014
one of the only non annoying antivirus low foot print allows me to scan before opening a file or folder or directory. Sure it requires manual operation but my HD is not going crazy in the back ground. Like a few others I have used Avira /Avast/Bitdefender,, ect... and configured them not to update or scan by them selves but sure enough clickiity clunky the hard drive thrashes
TheDevilHimself reviewed v0.97.7 on Apr 9, 2013
I've been using ClamWin for years now, and it's my one and only virus protection. ClamWin is not like all the other fancy virus programs who pops up all the time and tells you a lot of useless information. ClamWin only act when there really is something to act for, and not just to look nice and smart like all the other jerkvirus programs. I also have tried a lot of all the other virus programs but everytime I went back to ClamWin after a couple of days, sometimes just a couple of hours. And today there is only one virus protection for me and that is ClamWin and for malwareprotection I use Spybot 2 and I think that is a good combination. ClamWin is beyond rating but anyway, five thumbs up. Hail to ClamWin
Aegis69 reviewed v0.97.4 on Apr 3, 2012
Why does ClamSentinel give so many false positives? Its going off ALL the time,and I know I have no infections. It seems to go off for everything I download, the partially downloaded file gives a warning and I hate that. Those constant warnings make ClamSentinel completely unusable in my opinion.
Assirius reviewed v0.97.3 on Nov 29, 2011
Yeah , I agree , many antivirus bring down pc performances , this one combined with ClamSentinel keeps light background processes consumption .
hariskar reviewed v0.97.3 on Nov 1, 2011
This is my only antivirus the last 2 months in my 3 PCs. I combine it with ClamSentinel for real time scanning. No infections till now and my PCs have become much quicker.
Assirius reviewed v0.97 on Feb 17, 2011
I don't understand why people that are afraid of viruses and get viruses all the time despise this program . It is a great program , free , and that is not heavy for the computer processes . THE BEST ANTIVIRUS IS THE HUMAN BRAIN ...
ah I forgot , for who owns one... ^^
bellgamin reviewed v0.96.5 on Dec 8, 2010
For ClamAV WITH a real-time monitor get ClamAV for Windows. Using in-the-cloud technology PLUS ClamAV's adequate (NOT great) database of malware sigs PLUS community cross-feeds, ClamAV for Windows offers excellent protection. Feather-light (because it's in-the-cloud), stable, stringently maintained -- I recommend you give it a try.
LRN reviewed v0.96.5 on Dec 8, 2010
-1 for not having real-time protection.
But only -1. Remember, that viruses don't just pop up from nowhere, they come through various directions called "attack vectors". ClamWin IS capable of countering them even without real-time protection.
It WILL scan files Firefox downloads.
It WILL scan e-mails you get in Thunderbird.
It CAN BE integrated into most applications that acquire files for you (browsers, e-mail clients, p2p clients, ftp clients etc).
It WILL NOT protect you if some piece of buggy software on your PC is vulnerable and downloads-and-executes malicious files.
It WILL NOT protect your if some piece of buggy software on your PC is vulnerable to buffer overflows and executes malicious code at remote attacker's whim (and no AV software will protect you from that kind of attack, by the way).
It WILL NOT protect you from your own stupidity (such as having AutoRun enabled for external storage devices).
Without RT protection this software is made for smart people. Not for dummies, who think that running some magical application will make them safe.
P.S. ClamWin is a port of Clam to Windows (and GNU/Linux version of Clam is much more capable). Therefore slandering Clam in particular and free security software in general is something only a fool would do.
roj reviewed v0.96.5 on Dec 8, 2010
I'm with Hilbert and JackRegan on this one.
Garbage.
ONE star until Real Time Protection is developed and implemented. At that point it will actually be worth a proper evaluation against other products.
For the record:
The average user IS a dummy. "oh I like that " Click. Like. INFECT. "Oh that looks neat" Download. INFECT. "Oh that site looks cool" Click. INFECTION BY DRIVE-BY.
"Oh this product isn't for dumb users". Click. "OH, I'm a SERIOUS dummy for even thinking that stupidity in today's user environment".
Hilbert reviewed v0.96.4 on Nov 20, 2010
To those arguing below, let's get this straight:
THIS PRODUCT, CLAMWIN, IS ABSOLUTELY USELESS, EXCEPT FOR TWO EXCEPTIONS:
1. Wasting the time of testers in comparative anti-virus software tests, and;
2. Fooling the gullible into believing that they've actually AV software running when they've not. ...And ClamWin performs these exceptions with flying colors.
Knockers on a bull would have more use (at least they'd have novelty value).
(I won't bore you with the number of times I've been made to look a fool in front of my colleagues by insisting that we actually include ClamWin in comparative/evaluative tests of anti-virus software. (In my defense I once admitted to a forlorn hope that open AV software might have been able to cut it with the big boys. Eventually the realization dawned that even mentioning ClamWin was as useful as flogging a dead horse.))
JackRegan reviewed v0.96.4 on Nov 19, 2010
At last i can agree with roj about something.
anomoly reviewed v0.96.4 on Nov 19, 2010
Perfect for people who don't feel threatened by the big bad internet. I love it cuase it never runs, never finds anything when it does, and I never get virus's to begin with, Go figure.
Only idiots post just to say they don't use it as if they were not already aware of how it works. Both of your reviews are like used TP. WGAF morons. Roj, nobody gaf what you think about name schemes or anything else jagoff, You don't even use it. Jack must be your boyfriend no doubt. You should probably tell the creator of hiren's boot cd that he should rename the av software on it too just for you.