Free Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Alternatives for Linux

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best free Linux alternative is ClamAV, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and nine of them are free and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Linux alternatives to Malwarebytes Anti-Malware are ClamTk, Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool, COMODO Antivirus and INLYSE Malware.AI.

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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware alternatives are mainly Anti-Malware Apps, but if you're looking for Anti-Virus Apps or Vulnerability Scanners you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Linux and Free. 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 Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
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  1. ClamAV icon
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    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...

    100 ClamAV alternatives

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    • Windows
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    • BSD
     
  2. 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.

    63 ClamTk alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
     
  3. Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool is a free software intended to disinfect infected computers, removing viruses, Trojans, and spyware, as well as any other types of malware. It can also remove advertising software and applications that may be used for malicious purposes.

    56 Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool alternatives

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    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Comodo Antivirus eliminates viruses, spyware, and other malware from desktops and networks.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Bundleware

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. INLYSE Malware.AI is a cutting-edge AI-based IT security platform which identifies malware and cyber-attacks within seconds.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Firefox
     
  6. Kapitano icon
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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!

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  7. Linux Malware Detect (LMD) is a malware scanner for Linux released under the GNU GPLv2 license, that is designed around the threats faced in shared hosted environments.

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
     
  8. KicomAV icon
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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 (MIT)

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  9. 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.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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