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 100 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, FastFinder and KicomAV.

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  1. ClamTk icon
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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
     
  2. Kapitano icon
     3 likes

    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

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  3. phpMussel icon
     1 like

    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
     
  4. 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
     
  5. KicomAV icon
     5 likes

    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 (MIT)

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  6. Maltrail icon
     1 like

    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 (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Raspirus icon
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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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. malwatch icon
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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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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