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ClamAVHitmanPro
Free

Free and open source under the GPL 2.0, maintained by Cisco Talos.

 Paid

Commercial product from Sophos; pricing is not listed on the product page.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows
  • Signature format is open, so anyone can write detections
  • Designed to be embedded in mail servers, file shares and upload pipelines
  • Works alongside an existing antivirus
  • Cloud-assisted detection
  • Detection rates trail the commercial engines in independent testing
  • Not a real-time desktop protection suite on its own
  • Windows only
  • Commercial software
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Closed source
License: GPL-2.0 License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Needs internet

Checked September 21, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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