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Ok, I guess 3 stars by XboxDaddy Apr 19, 2012 (Read all my 7 reviews)
It's OK, I guess. With so many free anti-virus apps today, not sure why one would resort this one, unless the Open Source aspect is a compelling reason for you. For me it's not. showShow review details
Like a car with no engine 1 stars by desertjon Apr 09, 2012 (Read all my 18 reviews)
I installed ClamWin as a second opinion av but had to uninstall it after the first scan. It scanned over 200,000 files and said "Can't Read" and on all of my aol files, it said "Permission Denied". All the major av's scan everything with no problem. I really don't see why ClamWin is even offered to the public. It's totally useless showShow review details
A good free and open source antivirus 4 stars by qwxy00 Apr 07, 2012
ClamWin is a free and Open Source Antivirus. It is currently under development and its latest version is 0.97.4. It is based on ClamAV engine. It is being used by over 600.000 users on a daily basis according to the official website. It does not include a real-time scanner, but there is an additional program called Clam Sentinel which uses ClamWin's virus definitions and which enables real-time scanning and can notify you about any changes made to your computer including system registry modifications, new files discovered, modified files, etc. I don't really like its interface too much. It just seems too minimalistic to me, because I like many advanced options to be available to the end user. Aside from that, it is not too bad and it is very simple for an average PC user. Although I am disappointed for not having a real-time scanning included, it does its job pretty well. It is not a resource hog and it can run pretty fast on average Pentium III. One of its major downsides is that it is possible to delete its virus definitions in a few very simple steps. Without its virus definitions, ClamWin is pretty much useless and you have to download them trough the Internet. It is very easy to use and its interface is very simple. It is a free Antivirus solution and completely Open Source and that is one of the things that I like. Overall this is a good Antivirus. It is worth to try it. I would like to see that this Antivirus becomes more advanced in the future. showShow review details
A good alternative 4 stars by gimpguy Sep 28, 2008 (Read all my 1072 reviews)
ClamWin is alright. I don't mind the manual scanning and such but the auto can come in handy. The Outlook integration is a plus. Mainly, I keep this around for quick fixes for scanning, portability and size. It's excellent in those regards. Sort of an emergency kit if you will. showShow review details
Resident scanner not included. 5 stars by Calavera Sep 27, 2008 (Read all my 3 reviews)
This does not have a resident scanner and a knowledgeable user should know what file is suspect and what file is not. Able to adjust scanner priority level in preferences to normal or low when scanning. Schedule, scan individual files, folders, drives. Also scans programs loaded into memory. Filter scanning of files based on extension, include or exclude. CPU cycles are null since it has no resident scanner. About 19mb memory footprint in tray. Updated database daily. Try it. showShow review details
Fine program 3 stars by BCREDDING Nov 18, 2007 (Read all my 4 reviews)
Works well as a second helper. showShow review details
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