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ClamWin starts command line - cannot read

Submitted by keyJam on February 22, 2026 - 2:06pm

Hi,

today I downloaded the portable ClamWin App and started a scan. When I last used it some years ago it scanned everything and I had a progress info in the Scan Window itself.
This version now opens a command line, saying Loading:... 3,63m sigs
then it perfoms x of 41 tasks and then closes directly.

This is not how it behaved in the past. I don't see the scan results because the command line closes instantly. In the ClamWin scanning window it says Completed directly after it started with no other whatsoever.

Truly Portable Encrypted File Access

Submitted by mbone on January 3, 2026 - 1:54pm

I'm setting up a USB drive with a password manager, for my wife to use in the event of my death. I considered using a bootable linux setup, but I've seen enough hardware compatibility issues that I'm not confident leaving my wife with potential technical problems. And even if no hardware problems, I don't want her to have to figure out how to boot an external drive as it varies on each system. So I decided to try a windows portable app setup. We may have a computer for her to use, but not guaranteed, so I'd like for her to be able to use someone's computer with the portable app USB drive.

clamwin eol

Submitted by cbk on October 1, 2025 - 6:25pm

getting this message when i try downloading update............ please advise.
ClamAV update process started at Wed Oct 01 15:04:17 2025
WARNING: Your ClamAV installation is OUTDATED!
WARNING: Local version: 0.103.12 Recommended version: 1.0.9
DON'T PANIC! Read https://docs.clamav.net/manual/Installing.html
WARNING: FreshClam previously received error code 429 or 403 from the ClamAV Content Delivery Network (CDN).

ClamWin Database Integrity

Submitted by daven2411 on July 23, 2025 - 2:21am

Please can someone tell me how to get around this problem.

Scan Started Wed Jul 23 07:11:35 2025
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ERROR: Can't verify database integrity

----------- SCAN SUMMARY -----------
Known viruses: 2059952
Engine version: 0.103.12
Scanned directories: 0
Scanned files: 0
Infected files: 0

Data scanned: 0.00 MB
Data read: 0.00 MB (ratio 0.00:1)
Time: 9.811 sec (0 m 9 s)
Start Date: 2025:07:23 07:11:35
End Date: 2025:07:23 07:11:45

[Fixed] Trellix Stinger Stealth drops McAfee security and leaves it there running

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Submitted by Nergal Cuthah on July 16, 2025 - 2:53pm

After running a scan with Stinger a folder with a running version of McAfee security, including at times the firewall application. As this McAffe is not installed only placed one must run the McAfee uninstaller application (https://www.mcafee.com/support/s/article/000001616?language=en_US)

[Fixed] Clamwin 0.103.2.1 Build 1.4.2-r1 problem scanning

Submitted by cbk on March 17, 2025 - 5:37pm

Scan Started Mon Mar 17 14:35:53 2025
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Completed
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when i start scanning (insert drive letter here) i get this instead of insert wait time for scanning process. am i missing something? all defs are up to date.

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