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   ClamXav 2.8.1

   Agen G. N. Schmitz

   Mark Allan has issued [1]ClamXav 2.8.1 with a big change for the Mac
   virus scanner ' it's no longer free. Now released through Canimaan
   Software Ltd. (of which Allan is the owner and lead developer), ClamXav
   costs $29.95 (though it's discounted by 25 percent to $22.46 for a
   limited time). Allan [2]notes that 'by charging for ClamXav I will
   finally have the resources to devote to it and give it the attention it
   deserves,' including regular updates and fast turnaround of bug fixes.
   Version 2.8 brings Yosemite-inspired Retina toolbar icons, ensures
   ClamXav and Sentry correctly exclude the quarantine folder from
   scanning, updates the ClamAV engine to version 0.98.7, fixes a bug with
   the animated Dock icon that caused inordinate amounts of CPU usage,
   correctly honors the exclusion settings in ClamXav's preferences, and
   improves stability (particularly for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard).
   ($29.95 new, free update, 20.9 MB, [3]release notes, 10.6+)

References

   1. http://www.clamxav.com/
   2. https://www.clamxav.com/changetocommercialsoftware#Q2
   3. http://www.clamxav.com/download.html#history

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