ClamWin Free Antivirus
The facts below are what the maker publishes about ClamWin Free Antivirus, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From ClamWin Free Antivirus's own pricing page, checked 22 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free Antivirus | Free | Virus and spyware scanning · Scheduled scanning · Automatic virus-database updates · Windows Explorer integration · Microsoft Outlook integration |
| ClamWin Free Antivirus | Free | Windows antivirus · manual scanning only · no on-access real-time scanner |
The facts
Each one read from ClamWin Free Antivirus's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Archive support
- The FAQ says 7z files are supported, while the built-in unpacker supports only the LZMA codec; full codec support can use the additional --7zip option and 7z.exe.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Detection
- The product lists virus and spyware detection among its features.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Download
- The download page lists version 0.103.2.1 as a 225 MB download.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Engine and license
- ClamWin is based on the ClamAV scanning engine and uses the GNU General Public License.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Outlook
- The product includes a Microsoft Outlook add-in to remove virus-infected attachments automatically.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Project history
- The download page says ClamWin has been a free software project since 2004.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Protection scope
- antiviruschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- ClamWin is a free antivirus program for Microsoft Windows.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Scanning limitation
- ClamWin does not include an on-access real-time scanner, so users must manually scan files to detect viruses or spyware.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Scheduled scans
- ClamWin includes a scanning scheduler.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users to its online forums or clamwin-users mailing list and says it does not provide support by email or online contact form.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Virus database
- The software automatically downloads regularly updated virus database files, which the FAQ says are usually updated several times a day.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2004checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Windowschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Supported Windows versions
- The About page lists Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista, XP, Me, 2000 and 98, plus Windows Server 2012, 2008 and 2003.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Windows Explorer
- Its Windows Explorer integration lets users scan a file from Explorer's right-click menu.checked 12 Oct 2026
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