Open Source Avast Free Antivirus Alternatives

The best open source alternative to Avast Free Antivirus is Clam AntiVirus. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Avast Free Antivirus and 15 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Avast Free Antivirus are ClamTk, Tron Script, ClamWin and Hypatia Malware Scanner.

Avast Free Antivirus alternatives are mainly Anti-Virus Apps but may also be Anti-Malware Apps or System Cleaners. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Avast Free Antivirus.

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Avast Free Antivirus a the free for non-commercial and home usage antivirus solution from AVAST Software.

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Clam AntiVirus
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Free • Open Source
Anti-Virus App
Anti-Malware App
Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD
108 Clam AntiVirus alternatives
Clam AntiVirus is an open source (GPL) anti-virus toolkit for UNIX, designed especially for e-mail scanning on mail gateways. It provides a number of utilities including a flexible and scalable multi-threaded daemon, a command line scanner and advanced tool for automatic...
- - Clam AntiVirus is the most popular Linux alternative to Avast Free Antivirus.
- - Clam AntiVirus is the most popular Open Source alternative to Avast Free Antivirus.
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Clam AntiVirus Features
1. Ad-freeClam AntiVirus doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. LightweightClam AntiVirus consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. No TrackingClam AntiVirus will not track you or use your personal data.
4. Privacy focusedClam AntiVirus is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
5. Malware AnalysisClam AntiVirus can inspect a suspicious file or URL to detect potential threats.
Graphical User Interface
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Almost everyone thinks Clam AntiVirus is a great Avast Free Antivirus alternative.
ClamTk
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Free • Open Source
Anti-Virus App
Anti-Malware App
Linux
72 ClamTk alternatives
ClamTk is a graphical front-end for ClamAV, an open source antivirus engine for detecting trojans, viruses, malware & other malicious threats. It is designed to be an easy-to-use, lightweight, on-demand antivirus scanner for Linux systems.
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ClamTk Features
1. LightweightClamTk consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Ad-freeClamTk doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
3. Malware AnalysisClamTk can inspect a suspicious file or URL to detect potential threats.
4. Privacy focusedClamTk is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Tron Script
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Free • Open Source
System Cleaner
Anti-Malware App
Anti-Virus App
Windows
164 Tron Script alternatives
Tron is a collection of programs, tools, utilities, and Windows functions that are all scripted together. Those programs and such are designed to remove malware and bloatware, repair damaged operating systems, update old versions of very common applications, free up drive space...
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Tron Script Features
1. Malware AnalysisTron Script can inspect a suspicious file or URL to detect potential threats.
Bloatware Remover
ClamWin
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Free • Open Source
Anti-Virus App
Windows
PortableApps.com
73 ClamWin alternatives
[Please note that ClamWin Free Antivirus does not include an on-access real-time scanner. You need to manually scan a file in order to detect a virus or spyware.]
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ClamWin Features
1. Ad-freeClamWin doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. LightweightClamWin consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. No TrackingClamWin will not track you or use your personal data.
4. PortableClamWin can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
5. Privacy focusedClamWin is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
GPLv3
Comments about ClamWin as a Alternative to Avast Free Antivirus
Almost everyone thinks ClamWin is a great Avast Free Antivirus alternative.
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it uses the gpl license which promotes your freedom. it is free but not as in price but as in freedom
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Hypatia Malware Scanner
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Free • Open Source
Anti-Virus App
Anti-Malware App
Android
Android Tablet
F-Droid
103 Hypatia Malware Scanner alternatives
Hypatia is the world's first FOSS malware scanner for Android. It is powered by Clam AntiVirus style signature databases.
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Hypatia Malware Scanner Features
1. Malware AnalysisHypatia Malware Scanner can inspect a suspicious file or URL to detect potential threats.
Automated Malware Scan
Simple Software Restriction Policy
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Free • Open Source
Windows
71 Simple Software Restriction Policy alternatives
Security add-on for Windows. Make it considerably harder for unwanted software to get launched. Not through file signatures but through identifying places where executables have no right to be, for example Documents folders.
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LibreAV
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Free • Open Source
Anti-Virus App
Anti-Malware App
Android
Android Tablet
87 LibreAV alternatives
Anti-malware for Android using machine learning. Contribute to projectmatris/antimalwareapp development by creating an account on GitHub.
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LibreAV Features
1. Ad-freeLibreAV doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Real-time protection
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kicom
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Free • Open Source
Anti-Virus App
Anti-Malware App
Windows
Linux
84 kicom alternatives
KicomAV is an open source (GPL v2) antivirus engine designed for detecting malware and disinfecting it. In fact, Since 1995, it has been written in C/C++ and it was integrated into the ViRobot engine of HAURI, 1998. I decided to re-create a new KicomAV.
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Discontinued
The last version (0.31) was released in June 2018.
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Winpooch Watchdog
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Free • Open Source
Anti-Virus App
Windows
90 Winpooch Watchdog alternatives
Winpooch is a watchdog for Windows (2000, XP, 2003, but only 32-bits). It detects modifications in your system, so as to detect a trojan or a spyware installation. It also includes a real-time anti-virus.
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Discontinued
As of 2008-06-13, this project is no longer under active development. Winpooch can be still downloaded from SourceForge.
Download Virus Checker
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Free • Open Source
Anti-Virus App
Mac
Windows
Linux
Google Chrome
Opera
Firefox
30 Download Virus Checker alternatives
Download Virus Checker provides automatic check for all your downloads through 68 online anti-virus solutions. Basically the extension sends your download link to VirusTotal service and wait for its response.
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Download Virus Checker Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsDownload Virus Checker can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Browser extension
Security focused
Integrated Virus scanner
Opera extension
Multi Engine