Open Source Antivirus Softwares

Antivirus software we are also known as anti-malware software is computer software used to prevent, detect and remove malicious software. The basic purpose of antivirus development was to detect and remove viruses in computers. Antivirus becomes the need of the users who run the internet on computers because on the internet enable computer chances of virus affection increase.

Some antivirus software is commercial and you need to pay for this software annually. If you have not enough budget to pay for antivirus then open-source antivirus is the best choice, you can use it freely. Let's see some of the top open-source antivirus software.

Clam AntiVirus

Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) is famous open-source antivirus software. It supported cross-platform and written in C/C++ languages. It detects the different types of malicious and viruses and also used in the mail server at the server side for email virus scanners. The applications of ClamAV are used for web scanning and email scanning, it provides endpoint security. It also provides a scalable multi-thread daemon.

Features

It provides a number of utilities
Supported command line scanner and automatic database updater
It runs on an anti-virus engine from a shared library
Supported scalable multi-threaded daemon
Supported different archive format like zipping, RAR, Dmg, Tar, Gzip, Bzip2, OLE2, Cabinet, CHM, BinHex, SIS
Database updated number of time in a day

ClamWin

ClamWin is open-source antivirus software for different Microsoft Windows versions. It has a very user-friendly graphical user interface which provides ease in terms of use. Its source code is publicly open, you can customize it's according to your needs. It has approximately 600,000 users worldwide. By using the ClamWin schedule scan each drive separately. It cannot provide access to real-time scans.

Features

Allow scheduled scanning
Provide high detection rates for viruses and spyware
Standalone virus scanner
Add-in for Microsoft Outlook to remove virus
It is portable you can use from flash drive
Automatic virus database updates on a regular basis

Moon Secure AV

Moon Secure antivirus is another excellent open-source antivirus. It is used only for Windows operating systems and released under GPL license. It based on the ClamAV engine. It is used for multipurpose like for Net shield, On access, to detect viruses, Trojans and spyware.

Features

It protects from autoruns
Provide live updates and real-time protection
On-demand scan for malware
It can be used on all Windows XP
It utilizes low resources