Open Source ClamAV Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to ClamAV for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Linux alternative is ClamTk. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to ClamAV and eight of them are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to ClamAV are Kapitano, phpMussel, kicom and FastFinder.

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ClamAV alternatives are mainly Anti-Malware Apps, but if you're looking for Anti-Virus Apps or Network Monitors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux + Open Source, Linux and Android. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to ClamAV.
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  1. ClamTk icon

    ClamTk

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    • Most users think ClamTk is a great ClamAV alternative.

    • ClamTk is the most popular Linux alternative to ClamAV.

    • ClamTk is the most popular Open Source alternative to ClamAV.

    • ClamTk is Free and Open SourceClamAV is also Free and Open Source
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    Kapitano

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    I be Kapitano, yer fearless captain o' the digital seas — a trusty malware hunter set to keep yer Linux shipshape from foul threats!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  4. phpMussel icon

    phpMussel

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    phpMussel is a PHP solution based upon the signatures of ClamAV and others, designed to detect trojans, viruses, malware and other threats within files uploaded to your system wherever the script is hooked.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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    • phpMussel is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to ClamAV.

    • phpMussel is Free and Open SourceClamAV is also Free and Open Source
  5. kicom icon

    kicom

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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. FastFinder icon

    FastFinder

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    FastFinder is a lightweight tool made for threat hunting, live forensics and triage on both Windows and Linux Platforms. It is focused on endpoint enumeration and suspicious file finding based on various criterias:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Maltrail icon

    Maltrail

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    Maltrail is a malicious traffic detection system, utilizing publicly available (black)lists containing malicious and/or generally suspicious trails, along with static trails compiled from various AV reports and custom user defined lists, where trail can be anything from domain...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  9. Raspirus icon

    Raspirus

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    Sometimes you work on a computer that is not connected to the internet. It even has no antivirus installed, and you guess you are safe. But it could be used by a lot of people that upload and download files using their personal USB sticks.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    malwatch

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    Malwatch is a fast and lightweight malware scanner written in go for Linux web servers. It is capable of scaling to any requirements and is currently used with some of the internet's largest deployments.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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