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ClamAV: History & Art

ClamAV (Clam AntiVirus) is a free software, cross-platform antimalware toolkit able to detect many types of malware, including viruses. It was developed for Unix and has third party versions available for AIX, BSD, HP-UX, Linux, macOS, OpenVMS, OSF (Tru64), Solaris and Haiku. As of version 0.97.5, ClamAV builds and runs on Microsoft Windows. Both ClamAV…

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ClamAV topic overview

The analysis highlights History and Art as prominent areas in the source structure around ClamAV.

Related topics
86
Source areas
7
Connected nodes
93
Extracted relationships
121
Concept neighborhoods
29
Bridge connections
93

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Features · 21 topics
Platforms · 18 topics
Overview · 17 topics
Graphical interfaces · 12 topics
History · 10 topics
Effectiveness · 7 topics
Unofficial databases · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Developer
Cisco Talos
License
GPL-2.0-only
Operating system
Unix, AIX, BSD, HP-UX, Linux, macOS, OpenVMS, Tru64 UNIX, Windows, Haiku
Original author
Tomasz Kojm
Preview release
1.5.0-beta / 1 April 2025
Release
8 May 2002; 24 years ago (2002-05-08)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Features

Effectiveness

Unofficial databases

Platforms

Graphical interfaces

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How ClamAV connects Entity context

The extracted context around ClamAV shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, ClamAV → BinHex, Bzip2, Cabinet, CHM, FSG, Gzip, HTML, It, MEW, Milter, NsPack, Office Open XML, OLE2, PDF, PE, Petite, Portable Document Format, Portable Executable, RAR, Rich Text Format Another extracted example is ClamAV → Barracuda Networks, Barracuda's, Final Rejection, Free Software Foundation, IBM-obtained, In, Internet, July, May, On, Patent, The, Trademark Office, Trend Micro, Trend Micro's. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

ClamAV

Top relations

related to Features · 29
ClamAV → BinHex, Bzip2, Cabinet, CHM, FSG, Gzip, HTML, It, MEW, Milter, NsPack, Office Open XML, OLE2, PDF, PE, Petite, Portable Document Format, Portable Executable, RAR, Rich Text Format
related to Patent lawsuit · 15
ClamAV → Barracuda Networks, Barracuda's, Final Rejection, Free Software Foundation, IBM-obtained, In, Internet, July, May, On, Patent, The, Trademark Office, Trend Micro, Trend Micro's
related to macOS · 13
ClamAV → Additionally, Another, Canimaan Software Ltd, ClamXav, Counteragent, Eudora Internet Mail Server, Fink, Homebrew, It, MacPorts, Server, SpamAssassin, Working
related to Effectiveness · 9
ClamAV → AhnLab, AV-TEST, Avast, Avira, BitDefender, December, In, June, Shadowserver
related to Real-time file scanning · 8
ClamAV → API, Beginning, ClamAV's, On Linux, On-Access Scanning, The, This, Users
related to history · 7
ClamAV → Cisco, In, May, Polish, Sourcefire, Talos, Tomasz Kojm
related to Linux, BSD · 6
ClamAV → BSD-based, In, Linux, On Linux, Samba, These
related to Graphical interfaces · 4
ClamAV → GUI, GUIs, Since ClamAV, These
related to OpenVMS · 4
ClamAV → DEC Alpha, Itanium, OpenVMS, The
related to OS/2 · 4
ClamAV → ArcaOS, OS/2, REXX, UI

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

software malware scanning files available linux macos windows antivirus clamxav graphical viruses interface free bsd openvms also unix application engine

ClamAV relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 121 structured relationships around ClamAV. Examples in this analysis include ClamAV → Developer → Cisco Talos and ClamAV → License → GPL-2.0-only. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ClamAVDeveloperCisco Talos1.00infobox
ClamAVLicenseGPL-2.0-only1.00infobox
ClamAVOperating systemUnix, AIX, BSD, HP-UX, Linux, macOS, OpenVMS, Tru64 UNIX, Windows, Haiku1.00infobox
ClamAVOriginal authorTomasz Kojm1.00infobox
ClamAVPreview release1.5.0-beta / 1 April 20251.00infobox
ClamAVRelease8 May 2002; 24 years ago (2002-05-08)1.00infobox
ClamAVRepositorygithub.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav1.00infobox
ClamAVStable release1.5.4 / 7 August 20261.00infobox
ClamAVTypeAntivirus software1.00infobox
ClamAVWebsitewww.clamav.net1.00infobox
ClamAVWritten inC, C++1.00infobox
log output available in command-line optionsinstance ofwith other options0.80text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around ClamAV bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Engine, Viruses and Software. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • ClamAV
    • Engine
    • Viruses
    • Software
    • Linux
    • Provides
    • Available
    • Files
    • Uses
    • Written
    • Using
    • Windows
    • Malware
  • clamav
    • Engine
    • Viruses
    • Software
    • Linux
    • Provides
    • Available
    • Files
    • Uses
    • Written
    • Using
    • Windows
    • Malware
  • free software
    • Software
    • Viruses
    • Written
    • Interface
    • Clamxav
    • Patent
    • Trend
    • Also
    • Provides
    • Using
    • Graphical
    • Detect
  • software patent
    • Trend
    • Viruses
    • Written
    • Interface
    • Clamxav
    • Patent
    • Software
    • Unix
    • Update
    • Version
    • Also
    • Provides
  • free software community
    • Software
    • Viruses
    • Written
    • Interface
    • Clamxav
    • Patent
    • Trend
    • Also
    • Provides
    • Using
    • Graphical
    • Detect
  • free software foundation
    • Software
    • Viruses
    • Written
    • Interface
    • Clamxav
    • Patent
    • Trend
    • Also
    • Provides
    • Using
    • Graphical
    • Detect
  • graphical user interface
    • User
    • Interface
    • Update
    • Also
    • Scanning
    • Software
    • Version
    • Written
    • Provides
    • Using
    • Viruses
    • Clamxav
  • cs antivirus
    • Clam
    • Free
    • Software
    • Version
    • Using
    • Graphical
    • Aix
    • Haiku
    • Hp-ux
    • Bsd
    • File
    • Openvms

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For ClamAV, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects ClamAV with Features. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
ClamAV — Features · splits 72 ⟂ 22
ClamAV — Platforms · splits 75 ⟂ 19
ClamAV — Overview · splits 76 ⟂ 18
ClamAV — Graphical interfaces · splits 81 ⟂ 13
ClamAV — History · splits 83 ⟂ 11
ClamAV — Effectiveness · splits 86 ⟂ 8

Map overview Semantic statistics

ClamAV

Nodes94
Edges93
Triples121
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021277
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around ClamAV to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Art, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — ClamAV · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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