ClamWin Free Antivirus

ClamWin Free Antivirus was a free and open-source antivirus tool for Windows. It provides a graphical user interface to the Clam AntiVirus engine. The software has not been updated since 2021.

ClamWin Free Antivirus
ClamWin running on Windows 11
Developer	ClamWin Pty Ltd
Final release	0.103.2.1 / June 7, 2021; 4 years ago (2021-06-07)
Repository	github.com/clamwin/clamwin/
Written in	C++ and Python
Operating system	Windows 98 and newer[1]
Type	Antivirus software
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Website	clamwin.com

Features

• Scanning scheduler (only effective with user logged in).
• 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 are Firefox extensions that allow the users to process downloaded files with ClamWin.^[2]

No real-time scanning

ClamWin Free Antivirus scans on demand; it does not automatically scan files as they are read and written.

The non-affiliated projects Clam Sentinel and Winpooch are add-ons that provide a real-time scanning capability to ClamWin.^[3][4]

See also

• Free and open-source software portal

• List of antivirus software
• List of free and open-source software packages
• ClamTk, a similar interface for ClamAV, but for Linux desktop use.