ClamXav is a popular virus checker for OS X.

Time to take control

ClamXAV keeps threats at bay and puts you firmly in charge of your Mac’s security. Scan a specific file or your entire hard drive. Set it to scan automatically or run instant checks on suspicious files. It’s entirely up to you.

Silent and deadly

ClamXAV is light on processing but heavy on malware. You won’t even notice it working away in the background - but threats to your Mac will, as virus definitions are constantly updated.

You and your Mac

Whether you’re a home user, business user or education user, ClamXAV provides effective malware protection on a single Mac or an entire network. With generous volume discounts available, it’s a small price to pay for peace of mind.

Version 3.0.11:

• Improved support for home folders which have been moved onto different volumes
• Improvements to malware database download process
• Improved handling of situation when Apple Mail failed to download an email's attachments
• Improvements in subscription handling
• Fixed issue which could cause ClamXAV to be unresponsive with an empty Source List
• Fixed issue which prevented ClamXAV checking its own app updates properly
• Removed some unnecessary log output
• Updated date in the copyright strings

ClamXAV is imho the best antivirus/anti-malware software for the Mac. But now with version 3 they switched to a subscription model. And they just lost a paying customer. Sorry, but I'm saying bye-bye.

I understand people have to earn a living. I don't expect everything for free.
However:
1) ClamXav licences less than 2 years old are now useless: virus updates we hear will be stopped from end of oct. 2018
2) Version 3 requires a OS update. This is notunreasonable, excelt that with point (1) we do not have the option of continuing to use existing versions: therefore upgrading to V3 forces an OX upgrade.
3) The annual fee: I am not a fan.

Furthermore ClamXav has always had a problem as far as I'm concerned: the spinning ball curse when performing most actions. A quick test:
- A staight "open clamxav" : two minutes of spinning ball leading to "Starting update... update complete" and "Anouncing V3".
Which still won't respond: More spinning ball.

• I've contacted ClamXav in the past concerning this issue: the response was "given ticket ..." and no more. I did not insist, since I left ClamXav scanning quietly in the background and didn't use the interface, spinning ball issue preventing.

Regarding protection: I can't judge on this point since all I have found is about three phishing emails picked up by ClamXav over the last two years.

Therefore I wil not be renewing my licence by upgrading my OS and moving to a subscription model, much as I appreciate programmers need to earn a living: it doesn't work well enough.

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