ClamWin free Antivirus 0.96.2 is not as popular as other free antivirus programs available today, but it is gradually coming up. It doesn’t offer an on-access real time scanner, but scanning can be ordered manually by each user. It uses the ClamAV engine and uses general public license by the free software foundation.

This version in review has features like: high detection rates for viruses and other unwanted programs; scanning scheduler; standalone virus scanner and right-click menu integration; automatic downloads of regularly updated virus database; add-in to Microsoft Outlook to remove virus-infected attachments automatically; and many more.

The new ClamWin Free Antivirus 0.96.2 also came out with some new features which include; faster database loading time, improvement in false positive elimination, and improvement in bytecode scanning.

ClamWin antivirus may be free for all, but for an antivirus program that lacks the feature of an on-access real-time scanner, there might be some minor challenges. Nevertheless, it is not a bad program, and it is worth giving a try since it is free. Considering that it is freeware and can still handle a couple of viruses, I still want to commend the publishers. However, if you want a more active program that has an on-access real time scanner, you can go for a paid program and even some other freeware programs as well.

Want to check it out? Visit ClamWin.

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