# open-source antivirus / malware scanner

> AI-ranked search results for `open source antivirus` on awesome-repositories.com — ordered by an LLM for relevance, best match first. 117 total matches; showing the top 2.

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## Results

- [cisco-talos/clamav](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/cisco-talos-clamav.md) (6,869 ⭐) — ClamAV - Documentation is here: https://docs.clamav.net
- [cisco-talos/clamav-devel](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/cisco-talos-clamav-devel.md) (6,887 ⭐) — ClamAV is an open-source antivirus engine and malware detection scanner. It identifies trojans, viruses, and other malicious software by scanning files and data streams against a database of known signatures.

The system functions as a signature-based threat detector, allowing for the implementation of threat intelligence by turning malware samples into actionable signatures. It supports the creation of custom malware signatures to identify specific or specialized security threats.

The engine provides capabilities for endpoint security monitoring and comprehensive malware detection scanning a