Frequently Asked Questions - ClamAV Documentation
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# Clam AntiVirus Frequently Asked Questions

If you’re unable to find an answer to your question in the FAQ, you can seek help in our clamav-users mailing list, on our Discord server, or by submitting an issue on GitHub. The mailing list archives and existing Github issues (open or closed) may also have an answer to your question.

Please consider contributing answered questions back to this FAQ, and improving the quality of these answers, by submitting pull requests to our documentation source repository.

Table Of Contents

1. Selecting the Right Version of ClamAV for You
2. FreshClam (Signature Updater)
3. Signature Database (CVD)
4. Malware and False Positive Report
5. Misc
6. Mailing Lists
7. Safe Browsing
8. Troubleshooting
9. Interpreting Scan Alerts
10. Upgrading
11. Win32
12. ClamAV EOL Policy
13. PUA (Potentially Unwanted Application)
14. Ignore
15. Uninstall

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