Spybot - Search & Destroy Alternatives for Linux

Spybot - Search & Destroy is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is ClamAV, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Spybot - Search & Destroy and 11 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Spybot - Search & Destroy are ClamTk, Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool, COMODO Antivirus and Dr.Web Security Space.

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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...

    102 ClamAV alternatives

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  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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    • Open Source

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  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.

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    • Proprietary

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

    68 COMODO Antivirus alternatives

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    • Bundleware

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  5. Dr.Web Anti-virus is an efficient tool for constant monitoring of system health that blocks attempts of viruses, Trojans, mail worms, spyware and other malicious programs to get into a protected system from any external source. Dr.

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    • Android
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  6. Cloud-based endpoint platform for real-time detection, prevention, and response to threats using lightweight sensors, advanced machine learning, graph analysis, and threat intelligence—instantly identifying known and unknown attacks for seamless enterprise protection.

    71 CrowdStrike Falcon alternatives

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  7. Imunify360 icon
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    Imunify360 is automated security solution, powered by AI, will protect it from infections, maintain secure kernels, and keep you in the know with relevant information.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
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  8. 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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    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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  9. VT4Browsers icon
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    With VT4Browsers you will be able to use VirusTotal to analyze urls and files automatically. You can change the extension's behavior at any time.

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    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
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  10. 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.

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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  11. 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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