clamav ☆
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Description:
Anti-virus software
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 1.5.1@1  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  @ClamAV  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Security
Tags: antivirus security malware scanner clamav
Install: brew install clamav
About:
ClamAV is an open-source anti-virus engine designed for detecting trojans, viruses, malware, and other malicious threats. It is widely used on mail servers as a scanning backend for email attachments. The software provides a command-line scanner and a scalable, multi-threaded daemon for on-demand or continuous file system scanning.
Key Features:
  • Multi-threaded daemon (clamd) for high-performance scanning
  • Signature-based detection with daily virus definition updates
  • Support for scanning archives (ZIP, RAR, TAR) and executables
  • Integration capabilities for mail servers and file gateways
Use Cases:
  • Scanning email attachments on mail servers (e.g., Postfix, Exim)
  • On-demand file system scanning for malware detection
  • Automated file integrity checks in DevOps pipelines
Alternatives:
  • ClamAV Desktop – GUI wrappers for ClamAV offering real-time protection on macOS/Windows
  • Sophos – Commercial endpoint protection with broader features but requires a license
License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Dependencies: json-c, openssl@3, pcre2, yara
Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux
Important Notes:
To finish installation & run clamav you will need to edit
the example conf files at $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/clamav/
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Nov 18, 2025 12:34pm 1 VERSION_BUMP 18f8f5f9
Oct 7, 2025 1:58pm 0 VERSION_BUMP d6fb7a93
Sep 12, 2025 7:59pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 0c97f9cd
Nov 17, 2024 8:34pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 48f06844
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