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virusme
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 5:54 pm |
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Is ClamWin free antivirus is legit. I mean, is it more like Norton or avast? I just don't want to install "free " antivirus, and then I won't be able to remove it from my pc.
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GuitarBob
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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2021 7:58 pm |
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You will never have any problem removing ClamWin from your computer. Just uninstall it by right clicking the ClamWin program in the program list under the Windows Control Panel. I have probably done this hundreds of times with no problems. ClamWin has no program "hooks" like some other antivirus programs.
However, ClamWin is not a real-time scanner--it scans on-demand as you have scheduled it to or when you do a manual scan. The ClamWin developers recommend that you use it as backup to a real-time scanner. ClamWin uses a Windows port of the Clam AV Linux scanner for email servers.
Regards,
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virusme
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 7:37 am |
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Thank you for your reply. I will check it. Thank's really nice that "it scans on-demand as you have scheduled it to or when you do a manual scan".
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GuitarBob
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Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 8:49 pm |
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The Clam AV code used by ClamWin works well for email services, which have files that are never run by the email serivce, but if you are a Windows user with a computer that cruises the world wide web, then it does not give you protection from web sites, drive-by downloads, and automated script-based malware. For that, you need an antivirus that protects your computer in real-time. Use one, and keep ClamWin as a backup in case the real-time AV misses something.
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